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A 16th century Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews (OR 741)

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What: A 16th century Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews

Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB

Ref: OR 741
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_741

Provenance:
Stamped on first page: “Presented by the Secretary of State for India Aug. 1868”
Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847

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