Christian work on religion

This material is held atUniversity of St Andrews Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 227 ms14(O)
  • Dates of Creation
    • 9th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume, 159ff . Binding: white pigskin. Paper: 11' x 8'.

Scope and Content

Christian work on religion, without beginning or end, incomplete and repaired after damage, written in old naskhi, Arabic on vellum, no author's name given, probably dating from the 9th century AD, as it is similar to Studia Sinaitica II and XII.

Administrative / Biographical History

Unknown

Access Information

By appointment with the Keeper of Manuscripts. Access to records containing confidential information may be restricted.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the executors of Mrs Lewis (d. 1926) and Mrs Gibson. Catalogued by DM Dunlop.

Note

Call number used to be ms PJ7803.A3

Other Finding Aids

Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections database available as part of Manuscripts Database.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Maia Sheridan, Archives Hub project archivist, based on material from the Manuscripts Database

Conditions Governing Use

Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Keeper of Manuscripts. Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.