Greek Orthodox priests at St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai holding prized manuscript with silver covers from their library
Summary
Photo shows (left) English biblical scholar and manuscript curator James Rendel Harris (1852-1941) with a monk in the library of St. Catherine's Monastery. (Source: Janet Martin Soskice, The sisters of Sinai, p. 279)
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Date
01/01/1923
Contributors
American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer
Location
Al Meghra, 29.41806, 34.56750
Source
Library of Congress
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