Manuscript on paper of Life of the patriarch Joseph son of Jacob, attributed to Ephraem Syrus (ca. 300-373). The text differs significantly from the known Sermo sancti Efrem in Ioseph. Manuscript also includes Conversion of St. Paul, Passion of St. Paul the Apostle, and Praise of St. Paul
Description:
Script: Copied by a single hand in Humanistica Cursiva Currens., Decoration: Orange-red headings in Humanistica Textualis; 3- to 4-line plain initials in the same colour on ff. 2r, 24r and 26r., Binding: Original limp parchment binding, sewn on two leather thongs. Inscriptions on the spine and the front cover, both in ink., and In Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373., Joseph, Saint., and Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
