Ernest A. Wallis Budge 
The Book of the Bee [EPUB ebook] 

This is the extended and annotated edition including
* an extensive historical essay about the Catholic missions in Persia
The Book of the Bee is a collection of theological and historical texts compiled by Solomon of Akhlat in the thirteenth century. The book consists of 55 chapters discussing various topics including the creation, heaven and earth, the angels, darkness, paradise, Old Testament patriarchs, New Testament events, lists of kings and patriarchs, and the final day of resurrection.