A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A Missal, with Rituals, of the Maronites, a Christian sect of Syrian origin, mainly living in Lebanon, and speaking Arabic, which when written in Syriac characters is called Karshuni. They derive their name from the Syriac Christian Saint Maron (d. 410 CE), whose followers migrated in the 7th c. to the area of Mount Lebanon from their previous location of residence around the area of Antioch, establishing the nucleus of the Syriac Maronite Church. Pages 1-73 I. Missal. Opening page, under heading, begins with three red lines: The Beginning of the Ritual of the Mass, 'In the Name of the Father ... ' At first the priest says, while he takes off his clothes, after washing his hands ... 'Divest me, O Lord, of the sinful garments with which Satan hath clothed me, and clothe me with the chosen garments which are suitable for thy service, and to the praise of thy praiseworthy righteousness, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and in all time forever.' II. Rituals (each decorated by a headpiece of strapwork) according to: 1. St. Kusostas Baba; 2. St. John the Apostle; 3. St. Murush, Bishop of Tekrit; 4. St. James, Brother of Christ; 5. St. Mark; 6 St. Peter (contents per Professor Kraeling, Dept. of Semitic Languages, Columbia University, 1920 (Probably Emil Gottlieb Heinrich Kraeling (1892-1973), American Lutheran biblical scholar and Aramaicist), Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Quires of 10. Catchwords at inner corner, end of each quire. No signatures or numbers. 8 sewing stations. Paper repairs on some pages., Script: Bold, legible, in black ink with rubricated lines, words, and page titles throughout., Decoration: First recto has three-quarter border (top and sides) of geometric interlaced strapwork outlined in black ink and colored with red and grey ink wash; the title is written within the border in red and black capitals. Before each of the six rituals, there is a panel along the top of the page in the same colors and style. Each text page is outlined in red and black. Seven-page section in a different hand written with a thinner pen, sans rubrication., Binding: Re-used parchment over boards, attached with thongs. Marbled edges. Title on spine in brown ink: Missale Maroni. Syriac. Interior title: Missale Maronitarum Syro- /idiomate /Manoscritto.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
A dialog between a court official and a monk on matters of the Buddhist cosmology., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: The leaves are labeled in sequence with the letters of the alphabet., Decoration: Leaves of palmyra palm strung on red cords between two bevel edge wooden boards; edges decorated in gold with red central stripe. Between lines drawn in turmeric, the text was written with a stylus, then rubbed with petroleum to darken the script.
