COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader Syriac MS 44
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Bookreader Syriac MS 44
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Syriac MS 44
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Syriac MS 44
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
Astrology and divination; Bar Hebraeus
title_larger_entity
Astrology and divination; Bar Hebraeus
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Treatise of Shem
title_l_e_variant
Treatise of Shem
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286
creator
Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
16th-18th century
date_created
16th-18th century
Date Created
false
Description:
Astrology and divination; Bar Hebraeus, Syriac manuscript, consists of two manuscripts sewn together onto three cords. Section A: containing series of short sections concerning the stars and planets, and divination.The sections in common vary considerably in their text, however, and their order is different. Lean and cramped East Syrian hand, rubricated, 26 lines to a page. Section B: part of The cream of the sciences by Gregory Bar Hebraeus; with short texts appended. East Syrian hand, 18-19 lines to a page.
description
Astrology and divination; Bar Hebraeus, Syriac manuscript, consists of two manuscripts sewn together onto three cords. Section A: containing series of short sections concerning the stars and planets, and divination.The sections in common vary considerably in their text, however, and their order is different. Lean and cramped East Syrian hand, rubricated, 26 lines to a page. Section B: part of The cream of the sciences by Gregory Bar Hebraeus; with short texts appended. East Syrian hand, 18-19 lines to a page.
Description
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Language Code:
syr
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syr
Language Code
false
Language:
Syriac
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Syriac
Language
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Subject:
Solar system--Motion in space
subject
Solar system--Motion in space
Subject
false
Subject:
Astronomy--Early works to 1800
subject
Astronomy--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
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Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
225 mm
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225 mm
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false
Item Width:
165 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Harris, James Rendel, 1852-1941, former owner
former_repository
Harris, James Rendel, 1852-1941, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
References:
J.F. Coakley, 'A Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, vol. 75, no. 2 (1993), pp. 105-207.
references
J.F. Coakley, 'A Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, vol. 75, no. 2 (1993), pp. 105-207.
References
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-04-08
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
Collection Code
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