First published in 1787, these two volumes provide a comprehensive overview of the Syriac language and its literary tradition. The first volume includes a selection of Syriac texts, ranging from biblical passages to historical chronicles and literary works. The second volume features a comprehensive Syriac-English dictionary, making it an invaluable resource for students of Syriac language and literature. Its editors, Georg Heinrich Bernstein and Georg Wilhelm Kirsch, were pioneering scholars of the Syriac language and played an important role in its study and dissemination in Europe.

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