British Library, Add. Ms. 12150

British Library, Add. Ms. 12150, is a Syriac manuscript of the writings of three ancient Christian authors: Clement of Rome, Titus of Bostra, and Eusebius of Caesarea.

Description

The codex contains text of Clement Recognitiones; Titus of Bostra, Four Discources against the Manichaeans; Eusebius, On the Theophany; On the Confessors of Palestine, A Eulogy of the Confesors' Virtue; and a Martyrology on 255 parchment leaves (37 cm by 28.5 cm). The writing is in three columns per page, in 38-42 lines per column, in estrangela. The ink is black and brown.[1]

According to the colophon the name of scribe was Jacob and the manuscript was written in Edessa.[1]

The manuscript was described by William Hatch.[1]

It is currently housed at the British Library, catalogued as number 12150 in the Additional manuscripts collection.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hatch, William (1946). An album of dated Syriac manuscripts. Boston: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, reprinted in 2002 by Gorgias Press. p. 52. ISBN 1-931956-53-7.

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