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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°. 



<i(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 

 ^he Maronite Archbishop of Beirut, Mgr. J. Debs. With 

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



Coptic MSS. — 1. Twenty rolls, some of papyrus and some 

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

 ^coming 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. Th-e complete Psalter in the Sa'idic dialect. Written 

 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 par<chment. Various dates, 7th to 11th centuries. 



Ethiopic MS^. — 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, 

 <«tc. Vellum scrolL 18th-19th century. 



3. A vellum scroll containing legends relating to the wisdom 

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



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

 -which many were previously unknown. 4*^. I7th 

 'Century. 



2. Pen-e 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 Job. and 

 Friedr. Hartmann. Frankfort o/Oder, 1595. 10°. 



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

 the Old Testament, identical with this volume in matters of 

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

 i'ew months or weeks before the appearance of that entiie 



0.97. c 3 edition, 



