Walters Ms. W.592, GospelsAnājīlاناجيلscribeIlyās Bāsim Khūrī Bazzī Rāhibالياس باسم خوري بزي راهبPrincipal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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This illuminated and illustrated Arabic manuscript of the Gospels by Matthew (Mattá), Mark (Marquṣ), Luke (Lūqā), and John (Yūḥannā) was copied in Egypt by Ilyās Bāsim Khūrī Bazzī Rāhib, who was most likely a Coptic monk, in Anno Mundi 7192 / 1684 CE. The text is written in naskh in black ink with rubrics in red. The decoration is comprised of illuminated headpieces, numerous floral paintings, and approximately fifty illustrations (fols. 3a, 8a, 10a, 18a, 20b, 23a, 24a, 25a, 31b, 39a, 41a, 43a, 47a, 48b, 58a, 74a, 81b, 85b, 86b, 88b, 89b, 131b, 134b, 137b, 138b, 143b, 151a, 157a, 161a, 166a, 169a, 188b, 190b, 192b, 196a, 201a, 204b, 207a, 208b, 212a, 215a, 219a, 223b, 231a, 234a, 240b, 244a, 245a, 254b, and 260a ). The brown goatskin binding with blind-tooled central oval medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces is contemporary with the manuscript.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.592The primary language in this manuscript is Arabic.fols. 1b - 261bAnājīlاناجيلمقدمة انجيل متى اللذي هذانا بتوفيقه...Contains the four Gospels by Matthew (Mattá), Mark (Marquṣ), Luke (Lūqā), and John (Yūḥannā); each Gospel introduced by a short prefacescribeʿallaqahu bi-yadih al-fāniyah afqar ʿibād Allāh taʿālá Ilyās Bāsim Khūrī Bazzī Rāhib sanat 7192 li-Ādam /1/ [underneath by a later hand] al-muwāfiq sanah 1684 masīḥīyahContains the name of the scribe and the date of copying, which is given in Anno Mundi (li-Ādam)

Laid paper

Foliation: 261+i16.011.011.56.5

Written obliquely on versos

Framing lines in green and yellowWritten in naskh with headserifs (influenced by tawqīʿ) in black ink and rubrics in red inkHeadpieces; illustrations; floral designs; text frames in green and yellowIlluminated incipit with headpiece for the preface to the Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew (Mattá)Incipit; headpiecePainted floral composition ending the preface to the Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew (Mattá)DecorationPortrait of MatthewGospel of Matthew (Mattá)IllustrationIlluminated incipit with headpiece for the Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew (Mattá)Incipit; headpieceThis illuminated incipit with headpiece for the Gospel of Matthew begins: Kitāb al-Injīl al-sharīf al-ṭāhir…The baptism of ChristGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 3:13-17IllustrationJesus teaching his disciplesGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 4:17-22IllustrationFloral headpiece for chapter 16 of the Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 16:1HeadpieceJesus heals a centurion's servantGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 7:13IllustrationJesus heals the Gadarene demoniacsGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 8:28IllustrationJesus raises a ruler’s daughter from the deadGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 9:25IllustrationJesus heals two blind menGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 9:29IllustrationSending forth the twelve apostlesGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 10:1IllustrationJesus heals the man with a withered handGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 12:13IllustrationThe beheading of St. John the BaptistGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 14:8-9IllustrationJesus walks on waterGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 14:29IllustrationJesus and the Canaanite womanGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 15:26-27IllustrationThe TransfigurationGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 17:5-6IllustrationJesus heals a demon-possessed boyGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 17:18IllustrationJesus curses the fig treeGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 21:19IllustrationJesus prays in GethsemaneGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 26:39IllustrationThe holy women at the tombGospel of Matthew (Mattá), 28:1IllustrationFloral painted tailpiece to the Gospel of MatthewGospel of Matthew (Mattá)TailpieceIlluminated incipit with headpiece introducing the Gospel of MarkGospel of Mark (Marquṣ)Incipit; headpieceUnder this illuminated headpiece is written Muqaddimat Injīl Marquṣ al-Rasūl (Introduction to the Gospel of Mark the Evangelist; lit.: messenger) in red naskh.Portrait of MarkGospel of Mark (Marquṣ)IllustrationIlluminated headpiece to the Gospel of St. MarkGospel of St. Mark (Marquṣ)HeadpieceThe preaching of St John the BaptistGospel of Mark (Marquṣ), 1:4IllustrationJesus cures Simon's mother-in-lawGospel of Mark (Marquṣ), 1:29-31IllustrationJesus cleanses a leperGospel of Mark (Marquṣ), 1:40IllustrationJesus appears to Mary MagdaleneGospel of Mark (Marquṣ), 16:9IllustrationIlluminated incipit with headpiece for the preface to the Gospel of LukeGospel of Luke (Lūqā)Incipit; headpieceThis is an illuminated headpiece for the preface to the Gospel of Luke (Lūqā). Under the panel in red naskh is written the following: muqaddimat Injīl Lūqā al-Bashīr.Portrait of LukeGospel of Luke (Lūqā)IllustrationIlluminated incipit with headpiece for the Gospel of LukeGospel of Luke (Lūqā)Incipit; headpieceThis illuminated incipit page introduces the Gospel of Luke (Lūqā) with rubrics in red reading: Bishārat al-Qiddīs Lūqā.The AnnunciationGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 1:31IllustrationThe VisitationGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 1:42IllustrationThe boy Jesus in the TempleGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 2:46IllustrationJesus heals a paralyticGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 5:17IllustrationJesus raises a widow’s son at NainGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 7:12IllustrationJesus calms a storm on the seaGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 8:22IllustrationThe feeding of the five thousandGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 9:16IllustrationJesus teaching on true greatnessGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 9:47-48IllustrationJesus blesses the childrenGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 18:15-16IllustrationJesus and ZacchaeusGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 19:1IllustrationJesus's entry into JerusalemGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 19:28IllustrationThe widow’s offeringGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 21:1IllustrationThe betrayal and arrest of JesusGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 22:47IllustrationThe CrucifixionGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 23:44IllustrationThe walk to EmmausGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 24:13IllustrationJesus appears to his disciplesGospel of Luke (Lūqā), 24:36IllustrationPainted floral tailpiece to the Gospel of LukeGospel of Luke (Lūqā)TailpieceFull-page floral composition marking the beginning of the Gospel of John (Yūḥannā)Gospel of John (Yūḥannā)Decorationilluminated incipit with headpiece for the Gospel of John and a portrait of JohnGospel of John (Yūḥannā)Incipit; headpiece; illustrationThe wedding feast at CanaGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 2:1-2IllustrationJesus and the woman of SamariaGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 4:7IllustrationThe cure of a man at the pool of BethzathaGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 5:8-9IllustrationJesus and the adulteress womanGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 7:45IllustrationThe healing of the blind manGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 9:1IllustrationMary of Bethany anoints JesusGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 12:3IllustrationJesus washes the disciples' feetGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 13:5IllustrationThe Last SupperGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 13:12IllustrationThe mocking of ChristGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 19:1IllustrationThe Entombment of ChristGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 19:38IllustrationJesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of TiberiasGospel of John (Yūḥannā), 21:1IllustrationFloral painted explicit to the Four Gospels and a colophonExplicit; colophonThe colophon gives the name of the scribe as Ilyās Bāsim Khūrī Bazzī Rāhib and the date as 7192 li-Ādam. Underneath, the date is given as 1684 masīḥīyah.

Contemporary with manuscript; brown goatskin (with flap); blind-tooled central oval medallion and cornerpieces

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