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COPTIC LITURGY A book of liturgies of the Coptic Church, [probably Egypt, late seventeenth/early eighteenth century, and nineteenth century]
25 March 2015, 11:00 GMT
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COPTIC LITURGY
A book of liturgies of the Coptic Church, Arabic and Coptic manuscript on paper, 189 leaves, first 27 folios and last folios later replacements, some folios also later replacements at intervals throughout the text, probably done in the nineteenth century, 12 lines to the page, Arabic text written in clear naskhi script in black ink and significant words picked out in red, titles in Coptic text written in a bolder red script and often decorated with stylised geometric bands and birds, opening page with an architectural archway incorporating a cross, predominantly in yellow, green and brown, trimmed, rather thumbed, some folios with wax staining, brown leather with stamped central medallions, florets and bands, repaired and rebacked, missing flap, doublures with yellow patterned paper, 8vo (144 x 100mm.), [probably Egypt, late seventeenth/early eighteenth century, and nineteenth century]