Al-Dor al-Muntakhab
- Holding institution:
- American University in Cairo
- Data provider:
- American University in Cairo
- Title:
- Al-Dor al-Muntakhab
- Alternative title:
- كتاب الدر المنتخب ليوحنا فم الذهب
- Creator:
- Author: Chrysostom, John, Saint, d. 407
- Contributor:
- Scribe: Yūsuf, Ḥannā
- Date:
- 1844
- Description:
- This text included excerpts of the sayings of Saint John Chrysostom, translated from Greek to Arabic, and thirty-four spiritual essays. The manuscript was composed by Butrus Girgis, and it was handwritten by Yusuf Hanna in 1843. It includes decca, a typical form of Coptic Orthodox illustration. Saint John Chrysostom, the author, served as the patriarch of Constantinople, a position forced upon him in 389 C.E. Born in Antioch circa 347 C.E., he devoted several years to monastic life, spending part of this time as a hermit. Chrysostom means "golden-mouthed."
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- Still Image
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
Photographs - Type (Broader):
- Image
Text - Subject:
- Coptic illumination of books and manuscripts
Sermons - Medium:
- manuscripts (document genre)
- Extent:
- 410 p.; 22 x 21 cm.
- Rights:
- Copyright 2013, American University in Cairo. All rights reserved.
To inquire about permissions or reproductions, contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.3676 or rbscl@aucegypt.edu. - Identifier:
- SC-2003-01-01-02-6
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Is part of:
- Iryan Moftah Coptic Language and Religion Manuscripts