London, BL, Add. 17133
source date: the xith cent.
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/762, Add. 17,133, London, BL, Add. 17,133, BL Add MS 17133, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 412, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXII

[This manuscript contains: John of Damascus, Cosmas. The Octôechus, of the services of Sunday, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

author: John of Damascus
author: Cosmas
title: The Octôechus, of the services of Sunday, according to the Malkite use
title: ᾽Οκτώηχος
rubric: ܐܩܛܘܐܝܟܘܣ
The first tone is wanting.
The canons are ascribed to John of Damascus, ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ (ܝܢܝ), and Cosmas, ܐܒܐ ܩܘܣܡܐ.
  title: Second tone
  title: Third tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
  title: Fourth tone
  rubric: ܏ܩ ܏܏ܕ
  title: Fifth tone
  rubric: ܩܠܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
  title: Sixth tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܕܫܬܐ
  title: Seventh tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܕܙ
  title: Eighth tone
  rubric: ܏ܩ ܏ܚ.

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 188 leaves, a few of which are slightly damaged, especially foll. 8, 15, and 182. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 29 in number, but several are wanting at the beginning, and one at the end of the volume. Leaves are also missing after foll. 7 and 94. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 22.

188 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 188 leaves, a few of which are slightly damaged, especially foll. 8, 15, and 182. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 29 in number, but several are wanting at the beginning, and one at the end of the volume. Leaves are also missing after foll. 7 and 94. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 22.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand of about the xith cent.

About the 11th 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 CCCCXII 1:324