- Call number
- Physical description
- .63 linear feet (3 volumes)
- Preferred Citation
- Syriac manuscripts, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Three Syriac manuscripts, dating from the 17th and 19th centuries, which focus on charms to cure and protect against diseases, reflecting folk belief and folk medicine practices of the Eastern Syriac community. These charms were used to cure diseases, avert dangers and mischief, protect against danger and drive away bodily distempers. The volumes are numbered "No. 2," "No. 3," and "No. 4." Nos. 2 and 4 date to the 17th century; No. 3 dates to the 19th century. No. 3 is illustrated
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328