The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighbouring Countries (Classic Reprint): Attributed to Abu Salih, the Armenian (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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In the transcription of the text the original has been Closely followed, the diacritical points alone being added where they were wanting. Some of the deviations, however, from classical ortho graphy and grammar are indicated by foot-notes on the first few pages of the text.

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The History attributed to A bu Salih the Armenian is here edited for the first time, by the kind permission of the Minister of Pubhc Instruction and of the Administrator of the National Library in Paris, from the unique MS. purchased by Vansleb in Egypt in the seventeenth century, and now preserved in that I nstitution. The present edition is based upon a copy made by the editor from the original, which he afterwards had the advantage of comparing with another copy most liberally placed at his disposal by M. I Abbe Hyvernat, together with the results of a collation by Professor Ignazio Guidi. To these eminent scholars, therefore, the editor begs to express his deepest gratitude. Professor Margoliouth has also had the goodness to look through both the copy of the text and the translation, and to elucidate many points of difficulty. Mr. Alfred Butler, whose book on the Coptic Churches forms the only work of importance existing on that subject, has generously consented to aid in the interpretation of an obscure author by his knowledge of Coptic history and archaeology; and his contributions to the work are by no means limited to the notes which bear his initials. The system adopted in the transcription of A rabic names is similar to that used in Mr. Butler s Coptic Chiii-chcs.
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