George of Lydda, the patron saint of England : a study of the cultus of St. George in Ethiopia : translations of the Ethiopic texts as found in the manuscripts from Makdalâ now in the British Museum and an introduction / by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge ; with thirteen plates and five illustrations in the text.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934.

Contributor:

Theodosius, Bishop of Jerusalem, active 450.

Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra, -approximately 445.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

British Museum.

Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Luzac's Semitic text and translation series ; v 20.

Luzac's Semitic text and translation series ; v 20

Language:

English

Ethiopic

Subjects (All):

George, Saint, -303--Legends.

George.

George, Saint, -303--Cult.

George, Saint, -303.

Ethiopic language--Texts.

Ethiopic language.

Manuscripts, Ethiopic.

Cults.

Manuscripts, Ethiopic--Facsimiles.

Genre:

Texts.

Facsimiles.

Legends.

Physical Description:

xviii, 284 210 pages, 12 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Luzac, 1930.

Notes:

"This book contains a reprint of the Translations and Introduction which are published together with the Ethiopic texts in Vol. XX of Luzac's "Semitic Text and Translation Series." Two hundred and fifty copies only of this reprint have been printed: of these two hundred are for sale."

The Ethiopic texts (210 p. (3d group)) comprise: The history of the martyrdom of St. George written by his servent Pasicrates. From Brit. Mus. Ms. Orient. no. 686, fol. 173a-178a -- The encomium on St. George of Lydda and a description of his twelve miracles written by Theodosius, Archbishop of Jerusalem. From Brit. Mus. Ms. Orient. no. 691, fol. 51a, col. 1-54a, col. 1 -- The encomium on St. George by Theodotus, bishop of Ancyra. From Brit. Mus. Ms. Orient. no. 713, fol. 13a-80b.

Reprint of the 1930 ed. published by Luzac & Co., London, which was issued as v. 20 of Luzac's Semitic text and translation series.

Includes index.

OCLC:

249266626