Translations and the Exchange of Manuscripts among Eastern Christian Communities: Textual and Material Evidence from Anti-Chalcedonian Syriac Communities in Late AntiquityStudies 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/HMQ4MZ5E/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Philip MichaelFornessTranslations and the Exchange of Manuscripts among Eastern Christian Communities: Textual and Material Evidence from Anti-Chalcedonian Syriac Communities in Late Antiquityhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/HMQ4MZ5Ehttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/HMQ4MZ5Ehttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/HMQ4MZ5EJacopoGnisciSophiaDege-MüllerJonasKarlssonVitagraziaPisaniManuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and ReadersBerlinWalter de Gruyter202511-54Studies in Manuscript Cultures 46The spread of Christianity resulted in the emergence of literary cultures in different languages that were connected through the translation of common works. The translation process naturally involved the exchange of manuscripts with the works in the original language and the production of new manuscripts with the translations. This article focuses on the Syriac evidence, analysing both literary sources and manuscript evidence. The first case study examines the movement of manuscripts and libraries as described in the sixth-century <i>Chronicle</i> of Pseudo-Zacharias of Mytilene (fl. 568/569). The <i>Chronicle </i>highlights the relocation of Greek libraries – especially from Alexandria – to Upper Mesopotamia due to the oppression of anti-Chalcedonian communities. The second case study focuses on the manuscript London, British Library, Add. 12160 (fols 1–108) which contains a Syriac translation of John Chrysostom’s <i>Homilies on First Corinthians</i>. Marginalia in this manuscript indicate how the translation was used during the Julianist debate, while the manuscript’s end matter offers a window into the network involved in the translation process. As a whole, this article contributes to the study of processes of exchange among Eastern Christian communities in the late antique eastern Mediterranean.
Forness, Philip Michael. “Translations and the Exchange of Manuscripts among Eastern Christian Communities: Textual and Material Evidence from Anti-Chalcedonian Syriac Communities in Late Antiquity.” In Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers, edited by Jacopo Gnisci, Sophia Dege-Müller, Jonas Karlsson, and Vitagrazia Pisani, 11–54. Studies in Manuscript Cultures 46. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025.
Philip Michael Forness, Translations and the Exchange of Manuscripts among Eastern Christian Communities: Textual and Material Evidence from Anti-Chalcedonian Syriac Communities in Late Antiquity, 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), 11–54.