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October 3, 2024

But Ask the Animals, and They Will Teach You

“Animals in scripts as symbols of meaning and the art of communicating a message...”

Dr. Ani Shahinian

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Decorative Birds in Syriac Manuscripts
July 18, 2024

Decorative Birds in Syriac Manuscripts

“Bird watching is typically an activity that...”

  • Dr. James Walters
Khalīl Janāwī: Scribe, Collector, and Artist from al-Mīdān of Damascus
June 22, 2023

Khalīl Janāwī: Scribe, Collector, and Artist from al-Mīdān of Damascus

“Khalīl ibn Jirjis Janāwī was a scribe, a collector of manuscripts, and an artist who was...”

  • Dr. Vevian Zaki
May 12, 2022

Signs in the Heavens — Astrological Books of Daniel in Eastern Christianity

“In Syriac Christian communities, astrological texts were sometimes appended to medical books and...”

Dr. David Calabro

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Arabian Nights of the Christian East
December 20, 2021

Arabian Nights of the Christian East

“On a shelf in the Syriac Orthodox Church of Saint George in Aleppo is a manuscript copied in Arabic Garshuni...”

  • Dr. David Calabro

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