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The Catalogue of books of ʻAbdishoʻ Bar Brikha / translated with an introduction and notes by Seth M. Stadel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā, -1318, author.
- Series:
- Eastern Christian texts, 2666-514X ; volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Syriac, Modern
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Chaldean rite--Bibliography.
- Catholic Church.
- Church of the East--Bibliography.
- Church of the East.
- ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā, -1318. Mimra de-sayume.
- ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 321 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025].
- Language Note:
- Syriac text translated into English; introductory matter and notes in English; Appendix 2 in Syriac.
- Contents:
- Introduction. The textual translation of the Catalogue and the structure of this volume ; An overview of the Catalogue ; The contents of the Catalogue ; The limits of this volume ; A glossary of Syriac technical terms in this volume
- Translation and notes. Translation and notes 1: The First Part: Holy Scripture ; Translation and notes 2: The Second Part: The Disciples of the Apostles and the Greek and Latin Fathers ; Translation and notes 3: The Third Part: The Syriac Fathers
- Appendix 1: The numbered entries and writers in alphabetical order
- Appendix 2: The vocalized Syriac text of the Catalogue.
- Notes:
- "One of the most well-known works by the East Syriac bishop ʻAbdishoʻ bar Brikha (d. 1318) is his Mēmrā containing an Enumeration of all Ecclesiastical Writings, which is often given a shorter title in English, such as Metrical Catalogue of Syriac Writers, The Catalogue of Ecclesiastical Authors, Catalogue of Authors, or Catalogue of Books."--Introduction, page 1.
- "The Syriac text presented in Appendix 2 is a modified version of Joseph of Beth Qelayta's 1924 edition of the Catalogue. It is presented in an East Syriac script with East Syriac vowels and diacritical marks and has been corrected against Habbi's edition. "--Sigla, abbreviations, and conventions, page xii.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-302) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004726376 (electronic bk.)
- 9004726373 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032783139
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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