The four Gospels in Arabic

Title The four Gospels in Arabic
Publication Date: 1723
Publication Place Cairo -
Subject Bible
Type Book
Language Arabic
Digital Yes
Manuscript Yes
Pages Count 240
Physical Dimensions 29 x 21 cm
Library: e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Library Asset ID 10.5076/e-codices-utp-0002
Record ID Cod. 2 (Codex Pandeli)
Library Location armarium codicum bibliophilorum — Utopia
Date 1723
Notes According to the colophon at the end of the Gospel of John, this copy was completed by Ibrāhīm ibn Būluṣ ibn Dāwūd al-Ḥalabī in Cairo. It is written in a clear nasḫī script; the illustrations, provided by the Aleppo illustrator and icon-painter Ğirğis bin Ḥanāniyā, portray the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as 43 scenes from the life of Jesus. The Arabic title, "This book is the holy, pure Gospel and the illuminating, shining light", is given at the end of the Gospel of John. This codex is currently on long-term loan from the Pandeli family to the library of St. Gall Abbey.
Yüzyıl 18th century
Malzeme Paper
Çevrimiçi Yayınlanma Tarihi 2009-11-03
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The four Gospels in Arabic

Publication Date 1723
Publication Place Cairo -
Subject Bible
Type Book
Language Arabic
Digital Yes
Manuscript Yes
Pages Count 240
Physical Dimensions 29 x 21 cm
Library e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Library Asset ID 10.5076/e-codices-utp-0002
Record ID Cod. 2 (Codex Pandeli)
Library Location armarium codicum bibliophilorum — Utopia
Date 1723
Notes According to the colophon at the end of the Gospel of John, this copy was completed by Ibrāhīm ibn Būluṣ ibn Dāwūd al-Ḥalabī in Cairo. It is written in a clear nasḫī script; the illustrations, provided by the Aleppo illustrator and icon-painter Ğirğis bin Ḥanāniyā, portray the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as 43 scenes from the life of Jesus. The Arabic title, "This book is the holy, pure Gospel and the illuminating, shining light", is given at the end of the Gospel of John. This codex is currently on long-term loan from the Pandeli family to the library of St. Gall Abbey.
Yüzyıl 18th century
Malzeme Paper
Çevrimiçi Yayınlanma Tarihi 2009-11-03
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