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Brock, Sebastian. The Life of Bar Hebraeus by Dioscoros of Jazirah
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| Author: | Sebastian Brock |
| Title: | The Life of Bar Hebraeus by Dioscoros of Jazirah |
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| Publisher: | Bar Hebraeus Verlag |
| Publication Date: | 1/1/1985 12:00:00 AM |
| Availability: | On Backorder |
| ISBN: | 1-59333-443-5 |
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| Format: | Paperback 6.5 x 9.25, 1 volume(s), 111 pages, illustrations |
This book gives the Syriac text of the life of Bar Hebraeus, the thirteenth-century polymath, composed in poetry by Dioscoros bishop of Gzorto (d. 1286). The text, prepared by Sebastian Brock, is based on a unique manuscript from the Bodleian Library, Oxford, dated 1672. The book also contains the life and works of Bar Hebraeus by Afram Barsoum I (translated into Syriac by F. Dolabani).
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| | Brock, Sebastian. The Life of Bar Hebraeus by Dioscoros of Jazirah | | ISBN: | 1-59333-443-5 | | Weight: | 1 LBS. | | Price: | $42.00 | | To get the 0% Gorgias BiblioPerks™ discount, simply login. | |
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