Category Archives: Cyril of Alexandria

Coptic Fragments from Cyril of Alexandria’s Scholia on the Incarnation of Monogenes

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Alin Suciu

In July 2009, during a research visit at the Papyrussammlung of the National Library in Vienna, Cornelia Römer drew my attention to ten Coptic parchment fragments that were on offer by Sotheby’s at that time. As Dr. Römer was the … Continue reading →

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The “Sotheby’s Coptic Fragments.” Supplementary Identifications

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Alin Suciu

I just found out that in December 2009, Federico Bottigliengo presented in the bulletin Il collezionista ten fragments of Coptic manuscripts. Now, among the pictures published therein, someone can recognize the same White Monastery parchment folio which was sold in … Continue reading →

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The Identification of the Coptic Fragments Auctioned at Sotheby’s

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Sotheby’s auctioned recently ten Coptic parchment fragments which were purchased for 28,750 GBP. Surprisingly, in the only picture available thus far can be recognized a portion from Cyril of Alexandria’s Scholia on the Incarnation of Monogenes, an important dogmatic work … Continue reading →

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The Borgian Coptic Manuscripts in Naples: Supplementary Identifications and Notes to a Recently Published Catalogue

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Excerpts from the draft version of the article “The Borgian Coptic Manuscripts in Naples: Supplementary Identifications and Notes to a Recently Published Catalogue.” An updated version was accepted for publication in Orientalia Christiana Periodica. Naples[draft-excerpta] The article is a review … Continue reading →

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