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Syriac manuscript Life of Mary with interlaced cross, 1567

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Syriac manuscript Life of Mary with interlaced cross, 1567

Date: 1567

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Opening spread of a Syriac manuscript of the Life of Mary copied in 1567-68 by the scribe Slibona, with a large interlaced cross drawn in ink on the left page. Held by the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo.

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Library of Congress, World Digital Library (Original at the Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo)

Theophilus of Alexandria (author); Slibona (scribe) · The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse.

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