Beyond the Invisible: Some Aspects of Syriac Palimpsests

Beyond the Invisible: Some Aspects of Syriac PalimpsestsStudies in Manuscript Cultures 42Syriaca.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/YS3EZYAN/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.GrigoryKesselBeyond the Invisible: Some Aspects of Syriac Palimpsestshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/YS3EZYANhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/YS3EZYANhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/YS3EZYANJostGippertJoséMaksimczukHasmikSargsyanPalimpsests and Related Phenomena across Languages and CulturesBerlinWalter de Gruyter2025159-220Studies in Manuscript Cultures 42The study examines Syriac palimpsests and provides observations into the practice of manuscript palimpsestation and reuse in the Syriac Christian milieu during the Middle Ages. Predominantly attested for the period between the ninth and eleventh centuries, the recycling of Syriac parchment codices was primarily confined to various traditions of Syriac Christianity. The study, undertaken on the basis of a list of palimpsests with identified undertexts, takes a close look at various characteristics of reused codices and those produced from them. Alongside such aspects as age and content, the study addresses the issue of reasons leading to reuse; proposes a typology of newly produced codices based on the number of manuscripts they were made of; and distinguishes two possible scenarios for the provenance of reused codices. Kessel, Grigory. “Beyond the Invisible: Some Aspects of Syriac Palimpsests.” In Palimpsests and Related Phenomena across Languages and Cultures, edited by Jost Gippert, José Maksimczuk, and Hasmik Sargsyan, 159–220. Studies in Manuscript Cultures 42. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025. Grigory Kessel, Beyond the Invisible: Some Aspects of Syriac Palimpsests, in Palimpsests and Related Phenomena across Languages and Cultures, ed. Jost Gippert, José Maksimczuk, and Hasmik Sargsyan, Studies in Manuscript Cultures 42 (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2025), 159–220.