This volume presents the first modern annotated translation of 'Abdisho' bar Brikha's (d. 1318)
Catalogue of Books, the earliest history of Syriac literature. Along with an English translation, which is based on Yusuf Habbi's 1986 edition, this volume annotates the numerous works listed in the
Catalogue by presenting the editions and translations of published works, the manuscripts and sources preserving unpublished works, and by noting the works that do not survive. An extended introduction, an alphabetized listing of the numbered entries and writers, and the vocalized East Syriac text of the
Catalogue are also included.
