COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Persian_MS_337
Reference Number:
Persian MS 337
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Tarjumah-i Chahār Kitāb-i Injīl
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Translation of the four Gospels
Creator:
Pierre de la Mère de Dieu, 1612-1672
Creator Role:
Translator
Date Created:
17th century
Description:
The Gospels attributed to the four evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, translated into Persian by Flemish Carmelite monk Pierre de la Mère de Dieu (1612–1672), who apparently completed in Isfahan at the request of his superior between 1650 to 1655. French traveller Jean Chardin (1643-1713) probably acquired this volume in Isfahan while residing there between 1673 to 1677, some twenty years after the completion of the translation.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
244 mm
Item Width:
160 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance:
Hindley, John Haddon, 1765-1827, former owner
Provenance:
Chardin, Jean, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2024-02-28
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands