London, BL, Add. 14465
source date: early in the 12th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/142, Add. 14,465, London, BL, Add. 14,465, BL Add MS 14465, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 85, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, LXXXV

[This manuscript contains: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-130
title: The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
The lessons are marked throughout, usually on the margins, by the hand of the scribe.
  Foll. 1a-36
  title: Matthew
  Missing portions: ch. i. 1—v. 24, viii. 19—xviii. 25, and xxi. 2—16.
  Foll. 36b-80
  title: Mark
  Foll. 80a-111
  title: Luke
  Missing portions: ch. i. 56—x. 35, xi. 25—39, xvii. 29—xviii. 9, and xxii. 35 to the end.
  Foll. 111a-130
  title: John
  Missing portions: ch. i. 1—37, v. 37—xvi. 10, and xx. 1 to the end.

Vellum, about 6 5/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 130 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 42, 62, 79, 83, 84, 91, and 126—130. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 25 in number; but several are now lost, and others are imperfect, leaves being missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 7, 12, 82, 84, 99, 110, and 120. Each page has from 20 to 24 lines.

Vellum

130 ff. 6 5/8 × 4 5/8

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 25 in number.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 42, 62, 79, 83, 84, 91, and 126—130.

- Several quires are now lost, and others are imperfect, leaves being missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll.7, 12, 82, 84, 99, 110, and 120.

Each page has from 20 to 24 lines.

This volume is written in a rather inelegant hand, apparently that of Samuel bar Cyriacus(See Add. 14,679 [...] ),early in the 12th century.

There are rude attempts at ornamentation in gold and colors on foll.36 a and 79 a.

early 12th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 LXXXV 1:60-61