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About this Item

Title

  • Liturgy.

Summary

  • This 17th-century manuscript is a liturgical book in Arabic. It includes the prayers for vespers and matins, as well as the Eucharistic repetitions written by two early fathers of the Christian church, Saint John Chrysostom (circa 347--407) and Saint Basil the Great (circa 330--379). The manuscript is written in a clear Naskh script with rubrication. While there is some damage from worms, very little of the text is lost. Decorative circular designs adorn the front and back covers. The manuscript is from the library of the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand, an Antiochan Orthodox monastery located on a plateau about eight kilometers south of Tripoli, in present-day Lebanon. Founded in 1157 as an abbey for French Cistercians, Our Lady of Balamand derives its name from the French bel mont (beautiful mountain). In 1604, the monastery came under the authority of local Orthodox monks.

Names

  • Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, circa 329-379 Contributor.
  • John Chrysostom, Saint, circa 347-407 Contributor.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1628.

Headings

  • -  Lebanon--Al-Biqāʻ--Baʻlabakk
  • -  300 to 1628
  • -  Liturgies
  • -  Orthodox Eastern Church
  • -  Prayers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Monastery Library

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667214

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Basil, Saint, Bishop Of Caesarea, Circa 329-379 Contributor, and Saint John Chrysostom. Liturgy. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1628] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021667214/.

APA citation style:

Basil, S. & John Chrysostom, S. (1628) Liturgy. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021667214/.

MLA citation style:

Basil, Saint, Bishop Of Caesarea, Circa 329-379 Contributor, and Saint John Chrysostom. Liturgy. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1628] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021667214/>.