MS. Huntington 470 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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Oriental Manuscripts Huntington Collection

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4 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Christian saints and Homilies

1. ff. 1r-77v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Martyrdom and miracles of SS. Abshāy and Peter followed by several epistles in Coptic with Arabic commentary
Language(s): Arabic, Coptic

References

Graf I, p. 539
[UAC. 100 [1]]
2. ff. 78r-96v, 222v-232v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Martyrdom* of SS. Cosmas and Damian, their brothers Anthimus, Leontius and Euprepius, and their mother Theodora, under Diocletian

*Oct. 27 acc. to Dict. of Chr. Biog.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 497-540
[UAC. 100 [2]]
3. ff. 97r-222r
Author: Anonymous
Title: Martyrdom of S. Pesurus, S. Peter of Alexandria and S. Mercurius of Rome
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 497-540
[UAC. 100 [3]]
4. ff. 238r-319v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Homily for the feast of S. Michael the Archangel
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 543
[UAC. 100 [4]]

Physical Description

Form: codex
77 ff. 30 ff. 126 ff. 82 ff.

History

Origin: n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Robert Huntington, d. 1701.

Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1693.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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