Leaf from a large Lectionary, in Coptic with Arabic rubrics, manuscript on paper [Egypt, fifteenth century or c. 1500] Single large leaf, with double column of 25 lines in bold Coptic liturgical hand, punctuation marks and rubrics in red, one catchword in upper margin between red dots and black penlines, rubrics glossed with 4-line Arabic translation, short single line of Arabic at foot of text on other side, text opening with one large initial and a line of capitals, some small holes through ink-burn, tears to edges and small losses at edges, else in fair and presentable condition, 327 by 220mm. The text here announces that the reading is for Lent and contains parts of Exodus.
Leaf from a large Lectionary, in Coptic with Arabic rubrics, manuscript on paper [Egypt, fifteenth century or c. 1500] Single large leaf, with double column of 25 lines in bold Coptic liturgical hand, punctuation marks and rubrics in red, one catchword in upper margin between red dots and black penlines, rubrics glossed with 4-line Arabic translation, short single line of Arabic at foot of text on other side, text opening with one large initial and a line of capitals, some small holes through ink-burn, tears to edges and small losses at edges, else in fair and presentable condition, 327 by 220mm. The text here announces that the reading is for Lent and contains parts of Exodus.
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