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- Title
CATALOGUES AND THE POETICS OF SYRIAC MANUSCRIPT CULTURES.
- Authors
HEAL, KRISTIAN S.
- Abstract
This essay seeks to demonstrate how the well-made catalogue can contribute to our understanding of the poetics of Syriac manuscript cultures. The recent catalogue of Syriac manuscripts and fragments from the library of Deir al-Surian by Sebastian Brock and Lucas Van Rompay is used as a case study. In aggregating the diverse data points found in the catalogue's thick descriptions a nuanced portrait of the creative dynamics of manuscript cultures emerges. In the process of this study Brock and Van Rompay's catalogue is shown to be a rich repository of cultural information, and a magnificent contribution to our understanding of the Syriac library of Deir al-Surian. An appendix provides a topical bibliography of the monastery and Syriac manuscripts of Deir al-Surian.
- Subjects
SYRIAC manuscripts; SYRIAC language
- Publication
Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 2017, Vol 20, Issue 2, p375
- ISSN
1937-318X
- Publication type
Article