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Estrangelo Syriac Manuscript

A description of the item at Syracuse University

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Unknown
Title: Estrangelo Syriac Manuscript
Inclusive Dates: 18th century?
Quantity: 1 volume
Abstract: Manuscript written in Estrangelo script of Syriac, possibly Christian, bound in canvas cover using recycled pages of other documents.
Language: Syriac, Aramaic
Repository: Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Very little is known about this item. The manuscript is approximately 225 pages, bound in canvas; the "boards" consist of thick pads of pages recycled from other manuscripts. The title page has a large illustration of an ornate cross with textual embellishment and knotwork decoration. The first page has a decorative border of the same knotwork. The text, written in black and red ink, is in the Estrangelo script of Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic. The date is unknown but is estimated to be 18th century.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Subject Headings

Subjects

Manuscripts, Syriac.
Syriac Christians.

Genres and Forms

Manuscripts (document genre)

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Estrangelo Syriac Manuscript,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Arthur Marsella, 2006.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MRR
Date: 30 Jun 2006
Revision history: 16 Feb 2023 - promoted from SC 167 to regular collection following conservation work (MRC)

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Inventory

Manuscripts
Box 1 Estrangelo Syriac manuscript circa18th century

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