The Book of Splendours
Le Livre des Splendeurs (Grammaire)
Syriac
Bar Hebraeus 13th century · published 1922
380 pages
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The 'Book of Splendours' (Ktābā d-Semḥē) is a major grammatical work by Bar Hebraeus. The 1922 date refers to the definitive edition of the Syriac text published by Axel Moberg ('Le livre des splendeurs'), which includes a French introduction and notes but no English translation. Extensive searches in scholarly catalogs, Open Library, and Google Books reveal no record of a complete English translation of this specific Syriac work.
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About This Book
syriac-christianitygrammar
The Book of Splendours is the primary linguistic map of the medieval Syriac Christian world. Readers will discover how Bar Hebraeus unites the mechanics of grammar with the mysteries of divine existence.
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