William Wright, Catalogue of Syriac manuscripts in the British museum acquired since the year 1838 (London, 1870), vol. 1, title page.
Welcome to Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library: A New Digital Edition of Wright’s Catalogue
Editors: David A. Michelson and William L. Potter
Associate Editor: Robert Aydin
Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library (SMBL) is a digital enhancement of William Wright's Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1838 (London, 1870-1872), published by Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal in partnership with the British Library as an open access online resource. Using new methods of digital representation, SMBL enables users to engage with the manuscript collection from diverse perspectives, facilitating exploration of the collection according to new and multiple criteria.
The beta version of this project will be officially released in March of 2024.
- Browse: browse an index of manuscripts by shelf mark.
- Search: Search the collection according to multiple criteria.
- Download: Download the complete dataset from GitHub under an open access license (CC-BY 4.0).
- About: Learn more about SMBL and the team who created it.
Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library: A New Digital Edition of Wright’s Catalogue is a joint project of Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Digital Lab at Vanderbilt University. Funding for Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library was provided by:
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or any of the other sponsors.