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Evangeliary or Lectionary
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Parchment codex containing an evangeliary or the Nestorian lectionary written in the 12th or 13th century in Syria. It is written in the Estrangela script of Syriac with the title in Arabic on the back. It is bound with blind-tooled and stamped leather covers. Nearly every chapter is decorated with a coloured 'ribbon-over-a-rod' decoration in red, green and yellow.
| Artist / Maker | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Culture / Origin | Arabic manuscript, Ireland |
| Department | Arabic manuscript |
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