From the Library of Saint Louis of the French. Saint-Louis-des-Français is a French Roman Catholic church in Rome, suggesting this copy belonged to its collection.

The Book of Saint Mar Ephrem the Syrian
Prepared for the public by the teacher The Syriac phrase "mṭayeb le-hon le-parrhesia malphana" suggests the editor has prepared these works for "boldness" or open public discourse.

OF OUR HOLY FATHER

EPHREM THE SYRIAN

COMPLETE WORKS

Which exist in Greek, Syriac, and Latin,

DISTRIBUTED IN SIX VOLUMES

Corrected according to the Vatican manuscript codices and others, enlarged with many additional works, and illustrated with translation, prefaces, notes, and variant readings

Now for the first time under the auspices of

CLEMENT XII

SUPREME PONTIFF

Issued from the Vatican Library

The Syriac text was edited by PETER BENEDICT Petrus Benedictus (1663–1742), also known as Pierre Mubarak, was a Maronite scholar and Jesuit who played a crucial role in making Syriac literature accessible to the West. of the Society of JESUS; he added vowel marks Syriac is often written without vowels; adding them makes the text readable for students and scholars., translated it into Latin, and enriched it with various commentaries.

VOLUME ONE

IN SYRIAC AND LATIN

A detailed engraving shows the interior of a grand library gallery, identified as the Vatican Library. The hall features a high vaulted ceiling decorated with frescoes and is lined with ornate wooden cabinets and bookshelves adorned with heraldic shields and intricate carvings. Several figures in robes are seen walking in the distance of the long, grand corridor. The engraving is signed "Cimberandi scul." at the bottom right.

ROME

FROM THE VATICAN PRINTING HOUSE

BY GIOVANNI MARIA ENRICO SALVIONI, PRINTER

1737

WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE SUPERIORS.

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