| Location: | Utopia |
| Library / Collection: | armarium codicum bibliophilorum |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. 2 (Codex Pandeli) |
| Manuscript title: | The four gospels in Arabic |
| Caption: | Paper · 240 pp. · 29 x 21 · Cairo · 1723 |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Manuscript summary: | According to the colophon at the end of the Gospel of John, this copy was completed by Ibrāhīm ibn Būluṣ ibn Dāwūd al-Ḥalabī in Cairo. It is written in a clear Nasḫī Script; the illustrations, provided by the Aleppo illustrator and icon painter Ğirğis bin Ḥanāniyā, portray the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as 43 scenes from the life of Jesus. The Arabic title, "This book is the holy, pure Gospel and the illuminating, shining Light", is stated at the end of the Gospel of John. This codex is currently on long-term loan from the Pandeli family to the Abbey Library of St. Gall. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-utp-0002 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/utp/0002 |
| How to quote: | Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, Cod. 2 (Codex Pandeli): The four gospels in Arabic (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/utp/0002) |
| Online since: | 11/03/2009 |
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