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(3.) Jadwat al-Iktibas, a biographical dictionary of dis- 

 tinguished natives of Fez, who lived before A.H. 

 1000. By Ibn al-Kadi. Fez, 1309 (a.d. 1892). 8°. 

 4^4!.) Nashr al-Mathani, a similar work to the preceding, 

 for the 11th and 12th centuries of the Hegira. By 

 Muhammad ibn al-Taiyib. 2 vol. Fez, 1310 (A.D. 

 1893). 8^ 

 "2. The first two volumes of an extensive history of Syria, by 

 the Maronite Archbishop of Beirut, Mgr. J. Debs. With 

 numerous illustrations. Beirut, 1893-95. 8". 



Coptic 31 SS. — 1. Twenty rolls, some of papyrus and some 

 of leather, bearing legal texts in the Sa'idic dialect, and 

 wcoming from the Monastery of St. Phoebammon at 'Abd al- 

 Kurnah (Thebes). The majority relate to property acquired 

 by Aaron, son of Senuthius. 8th century. 



2. The complete Psalter in the Sa'idic dialect. AVritten 

 .upon papyrus> About the 8th century. 



3. A volume of Homilies attributed **to Chrysostom, 

 .Athanasius, Theophilus, Proclus, Basil, and Eusebius. 



"Written upon papyrus. About the 8th century. 



4. Fragments of about 20 MSS., biblical and secular, in the 

 ;Sa'idic and Middle-Egyptian dialects, written upon papyrus 

 .and parchment. Various dates, 7th to 11th centuries. 



Ethiopie MSS. — 1. Discourses for the festival of the 

 Archangel Michael, with an account of his miracles. The 

 text is preceded by 38 coloured illustrations. 8°. 17th 

 ^century. 



2. An amulet containing the legend of Socinius and Ursula, 

 ■etc. Vellum scroll. 18th-19th century. 



3. A vellum scroll containing legends relating to the wisdom 

 .of Solomon in his treatment of demons. 16th century. 



Hebrew MSS. — 1. A large collection of liturgical poems, of 

 which many were previously unknown. 4*^. I7th 

 century. 



2. Pene Dammesek, a commentary on the Psalms, by Moses 

 ben Abraham Carilijo. 4°. Written at Smyrna, a.d. 1725. 



Hebrew Books.- — 1. Megillath Antiochus. [An alleged 

 ^account of the wars of the Maccabeans.] On vellum. 

 Mantua, 1557. 8°. 



2. An edition of the Proverbs and Job, printed by Joh. and 

 Friedr. Hartmann. Frankfort o/Oder, 1595. 16°. 



The same firm printed in the same year an entire edition of 

 ihe Old Testament, identical with this volume in matters of 

 type, size, and title ornaments. It seems, however, that a 

 few months or weeks before the appearance of that entire 



0.97. c 3 edition. 



