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Country |
Lebanon
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City |
Beirut
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Repository |
Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale
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Shelfmark | MS 1442 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 117 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Rhetorical works |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Calligraphic; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Vegetative; Decoration, Zoomorphic; Drawing(s); Illustration(s) |
Bibliography |
Ignace-Abdo Khalifé and Paul Nwyia, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 793-1681 (1951-1998). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
USJ 01442 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505189 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Celeste Gianni |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 117 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals, 1-117 |
Binding Dimensions | 20.6 x 15.1 cm |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning and at end; leaf deterioration; water damage; worming with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-116v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 17 lines per page |
Writing Space | 13.5 x 10.5 cm |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |

Author |
Skouphos, Phrankiskos, 1644-1697
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Title | Ṣināʻat al-faṣāḥah |
Title NS | صناعة الفصاحة |
Uniform Title |
Skouphos, Phrankiskos, 1644-1697. Technē rhētorikēs
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Alternate Title | Treatise on rhetoric |
Associated Name |
Athanāsiyūs III Dabbās, Patriarch of Antioch, 1647-1724
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Arabic |

Country |
Lebanon
![]() |
City |
Beirut
![]() |
Repository |
Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale
![]() |
Shelfmark | MS 1442 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 117 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Rhetorical works |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Calligraphic; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Vegetative; Decoration, Zoomorphic; Drawing(s); Illustration(s) |
Bibliography |
Ignace-Abdo Khalifé and Paul Nwyia, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 793-1681 (1951-1998). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
USJ 01442 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505189 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Celeste Gianni |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 117 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals, 1-117 |
Binding Dimensions | 20.6 x 15.1 cm |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning and at end; leaf deterioration; water damage; worming with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-116v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 17 lines per page |
Writing Space | 13.5 x 10.5 cm |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Author |
Skouphos, Phrankiskos, 1644-1697
![]() |
Title | Ṣināʻat al-faṣāḥah |
Title NS | صناعة الفصاحة |
Uniform Title |
Skouphos, Phrankiskos, 1644-1697. Technē rhētorikēs
![]() |
Alternate Title | Treatise on rhetoric |
Associated Name |
Athanāsiyūs III Dabbās, Patriarch of Antioch, 1647-1724
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Arabic |
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