182 Manuscripts From The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate Of Damascus Have Been Added To Reading Room
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182 manuscripts from the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Damascus have been added to Reading Room
Posted: 2022-03-09The collection of the library of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Damascus (GCPD) shows the vast interest of its collectors in diverse topics. Its 182 manuscripts cover a wide range of genres, including Bibles and commentaries, sermons and meditations, history, theology, and liturgy. For example, GCPD 00167 contains an Arabic Pentekostarion.
Additionally, the collection holds a number of Islamic texts, evidencing an interest in the interactions among different religious groups in the area. These include legal works, commentaries, fables, and poetry, such the poetic Persian-Turkish dictionary by Vehbi, found in GCPD 00107. View now
Image caption: GCPD 00135 Headpiece from a book of liturgical prayers
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