40, Horologion, Arabic and Coptic [Pages from a Book of Hours in Arabic and Coptic]

Creator

Preview

Location

Egypt

Creation Date

1700

Description

Illustration of St. George from a selection of pages from an illustrated manuscript Book of Hours in Bohairic Coptic, Arabic, and Greek. Estimated circa 18th century. Selections of unnumbered pages include headings for the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and Midnight hours, and the Veil Prayer. Includes hand-drawn illustrations of warrior saints St. George, St. Mercurius, and St. Theodore.

Gift of A. Gordon Hunter.

For more information about this artifact, see: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/giftoftheword/6/ and https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/giftoftheword/5/

Original Format

24 leaves; manuscript on paper with watercolor illustrations

Original Size

20 cm

Link to Primo Catalog Entry

https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/f/1gfb8a9/CP71120892760001451

Link to Medieval Portland Entry

https://medievalportland.org/digital-heritage/prayer-book-leaves-arabic-and-coptic-script

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34733

Recommended Citation

"40, Horologion, Arabic and Coptic [Pages from a Book of Hours in Arabic and Coptic]" (1700). Manuscripts and Incunabula in PSU Special Collections. 29.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34733