London, BL, Add. 17175
source date: xth cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/827, Add. 17,175, London, BL, Add. 17,175, BL Add MS 17175, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 932, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXII

[This manuscript contains: Part of an Abridgment of the, "Illustrations of the Book of the Paradise.". In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Part of an Abridgment of the, "Illustrations of the Book of the Paradise."
rubric: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
See Add. 17,264 and 17,263.
It preserves the form of a dialogue between certain brethren (ܐܚ̈ܐ) and their teacher (ܣܒܐ), but there is no division into books and chapters.

Vellum, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 66 leaves, some of which are much stained and others slightly torn, especially foll. 1—7, 18, 19, 52, 57, 59, and 60. The quires, signed with letters, are now only 7 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and also after fol. 63. There are from 21 to 27 lines in each page.

66 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 66 leaves, some of which are much stained and others slightly torn, especially foll. 1— 7, 18, 19, 52, 57, 59, and 60. The quires, signed with letters, are now only 7 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and also after fol. 63. There are from 21 to 27 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.

Foll. 41 and 48 are more recent and apparently palimpsest.

10th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCCCXXXII 3:1080