Patrons, Donors and Workshops: The Making of a Syriac Lectionary

Patrons, Donors and Workshops: The Making of a Syriac LectionaryStudies in Manuscript Cultures 46Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/5XIXYI2E/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.FrançoisPacha MiranPatrons, Donors and Workshops: The Making of a Syriac Lectionaryhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/5XIXYI2Ehttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/5XIXYI2Ehttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/5XIXYI2EJacopoGnisciSophiaDege-MüllerJonasKarlssonVitagraziaPisaniManuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and ReadersBerlinWalter de Gruyter2025107-154Studies in Manuscript Cultures 46Illuminated gospel lectionaries stand out among the artistic productions of Syriac Christians during the Abbasid Period. The making of these luxurious books, however, remains partially shrouded in mystery. A series of clues shed light on the identity of patrons and craftsmen, the functioning of artistic command, the geographical location of workshops, and the materials employed by the scribes and painters. Based on the evidence of colophons, owners’ notes, literary sources and material studies, this article aims to provide a synthesis of current knowledge about Syriac workshops and their practices. Pacha Miran, François. “Patrons, Donors and Workshops: The Making of a Syriac Lectionary.” In Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers, edited by Jacopo Gnisci, Sophia Dege-Müller, Jonas Karlsson, and Vitagrazia Pisani, 107–54. Studies in Manuscript Cultures 46. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025. François Pacha Miran, Patrons, Donors and Workshops: The Making of a Syriac Lectionary, in Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers, ed. Jacopo Gnisci et al., Studies in Manuscript Cultures 46 (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025), 107–54.