Vööbus Syriac Manuscript Collection

Vööbus Syriac Manuscript Collection

The Vööbus Syriac Manuscript Collection is now available online.

Note: images will be added to the site as HMML continues to digitize the collection.

• Countries

  Egypt, India, Iraq, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and more

• Date Range

  7th-20th centuries

• Number

  60,000+ images currently scanned, most of which show two pages

• Languages

  Syriac

• Curator

  Dr. Josh Mugler, Curator of Eastern Christian and Islamic Manuscripts

"How did I conceive the idea to become engaged in exploration work in search for unknown manuscripts in the Orient? I had no interest in adventures as such, much less in travelling; but all was prompted by my various extensive research projects, which compelled me to search for new pathways and open up new plateaus. Thus, against the assurances that in the field of Syriac literature, all the records are in the great libraries in Rome, London, Paris and Berlin, I left the axiom for others and wanted to look myself into the actual situation." – Arthur Vööbus, "On the Pathways of the Syrian Orient in Pursuit of Manuscript Treasures" (1982), 5.