The Book of Protection

The Book of Protection: Being a Collection of Charms
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2011 edition published by Cambridge University Press
EditorHermann Gollancz
TranslatorHermann Gollancz
LanguageEnglish
GenreBook of charms, prayer book
PublisherHenry Frowde
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1912
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages236
ISBN9781108027748

The Book of Protection: Being a Collection of Charms is a collection of East Syriac Christian charms and incantations associated with the so-called 'Nestorian' Church (today's Assyrian Church of the East),[citation needed] edited and translated by Hermann Gollancz from three Syriac manuscripts which date back to early 19th century and earlier. The compilation was first published in 1912 by Henry Frowde, with 27 illustrations from Codex A.[1]

  1. ^ "The book of protection : being a collection of charms, now ed. for the first time from Syriac mss. / with translation, introduction, and notes by Hermann Gollancz ... with 27 illustrations". Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via Trove.