, 1877-08-26

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tprrespoadenc< Of Tie fna<Dend<nt.
Rr1pnT syria 1n1v 7a-Somc time s}nrc T
<..-a ~ +,o 1;hr,r,, - tho s,r;on proto.t,,,t
t2uuu ~ tae " ~ - 49, Ta,s
Testament, somewhat mutilated and suffering
from former neglect and incipicnt decay. No
o,.a rncw whence IT. carne. nor did all the Fac
W., ,-,,,,, +ha+ T. voc n The 1Ihr,rv From tht.
1i'' ..~:.:. :,,1r.o1 :. t.9t>o w.. .,<1or
style ol Inc "fit'ne, luugeu II 70 pe i'ol oluer
than the eighth century and not later than the
ninth, and began to examine it, taking means ut
the same time to prevent its further dctcriora-
49,, Tsa ~ r15ss rat,,r,,ed r. peir,,r after
tlon: "nen ~ o'ss ietu4asu ~, ~ als
two years stay in America. he informed me that
it had been brought from Mardin by one ADD ul
Messiah, who was employed to superintend the
no+;ve 1ror1-,nen in rho erection of the collage
hnf,d,ncs and that he Or Bliss1 had induced hin,
to present it to the college lor:sry "hefe u hau
remained -eVer snce as an nnknown CURIOSITY.
troceetlng Win ms e1ahinatioh. 1ounu that
the gospels portion was not the tesnlto, nut
the PhlloxeHiaL Ut Harcean rccenslon, OF Whicn
no entire copy was then TO oe .ound III Belro1t.
The rest OF the .ls., belne oi thc feshlto
VERSION iound 70 nave ie1t 1nucn nearer 70
that OF Inc cxccitent new tlo'4l eu1t1on OF Lhe
glish text OF Lee or Greenfield: wishing thc
Judgment OF thoFoush eApefs IN oStiac Moe.
as to the age o. The eooe&, sent s13 loose
leaves to Dr. ter,anl, OF tne A1aoroslan Llorary;
At hilan, Inc custoulan anu eutor u many o.
the most noted syr1ac MSs. }amons tneIn inc
oldest PesMto ana de3aplaf], anu "ho' on my
former visits to Mllan, hau ktnu1y SHOWN NC Ing
chiei Mes. OF Int nplarf' NJ soon ietulueo
them, Win many usetui eoua'nents1 ,; tsslSn1i,.
Ine coue1 ~ ~ son,n IN nc,.l;ar;t;es ,- ,rh;c,'
he nag 1onnu eiseNness, oo.f AZ s''s
Oldest Milan Ms atti' e;uSulalans vs. tue uu.'pei
Of leaVes IN tue whoie Ms, 10 t.eets' ~ t ant
drawing many o'nes ~ ~ saS
Hf
all with tue acQtcness OF thc sa'an ", WIG Is re-
constructs "hole Ish lIoln pllc iossI e.a.G
He also col!ated Two leaves .! .ne Ggsgs!s WIN
Whites tne only eui.loa ~ W ni IL ,ttor tt,,
syf.ae}' s IT. and Au roncjned his commuui
cation WILD Ieqocst W ae 4ia s',a.,i1,en
whether the cooc1 contalueo lug aato'spp91se
for, If So It Wouu oe LUG n.ues. IT. 80 10
that containea ~ a1f - II ne,
cnt Of ~ leases stnu y, a,,J onsha1f inri,as -;
vellum, eleven bF seven ano one-nll i.tct.es ~
length ana pfeaut1, "r1Iteu' INV 4h;
MSS, with Two columns 70 paSe' at.a .t ~,
lines 10 1nn coin'nn, sns Gotdn ha ,;s Tn,
laa ~ sn7,,a Tina s,,ilv suffered by living
or standing "1n one euu ~ l!su"us 49,
by which means the upper poFuon 9aa VI neaa1 a,7
u every page ls mo1e Vt .css o.e"3sa; 3s".;t Se's
gensray very ,ar1eo oueo't ia pain enough Yet
where the parchment nok actua 5'nI '.;t " az
cayed away, have peea ao!e " leau wiz LIZ. &C..
tainty every letter Of the teat, N1lnou. tesot. ~
ing to any chemical means except INC sne ,Iea use .,
water though frequently nave Deen nepSa ns
BY the writing set on up0n the epposGi md
becomes plain for few seconds wien uamp, -,
to tie interior Of the membrane, but Is hidden
by surface roughened BY decay IN whiSn 'i ease 3S
water makes te ;, sIt'ass sometinaes the nE has
disappeared. leaving the writing etched lnto tnS
parchment, pcrfeetly distinct. Bnt to se!ate a.,
the conditions and artifiees Of dec'phernG "1u'q
be almost as tedious As the process ltsea. -
had not already hau consluelaoiT iH,,1t, h"for.