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Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 78

Dorothea Reule

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Collection: Codices aethiopici, Bruce

Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XII, Dillmann 12

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General description

Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark

Number of Text units: 11

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1769-1772

Original Location: Ethiopia↗

Provenance

This manuscript was copied for James Bruce patron . It constitutes the first part of Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 79.

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–81ra ), Four Gospels
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–12rb ), Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
      1. ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–7va ), Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel)
      2. ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols. 7vb, check the viewer4ra–4rb ), Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record)
      3. ms_i1.1.3 (), Four Gospels, Gǝṣṣāwe śǝrʿāt (same as LIT1548Gessaw)
      4. ms_i1.1.4 (), Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see
      5. ms_i1.1.5 (check the viewerFols 9ra–11rb ), Four Gospels, Canons of Eusebius (same as LIT1224Canons)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 13ra–56ra ), ወንጌል፡ ዘማቴዎስ፡
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 56ra–56va ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 57ra–80rb ), ወንጌል፡ ዘማርቆስ፡
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 80rb–81ra ), Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke

Contents

check the viewerFols 1ra–81ra Four Gospels (CAe 1560)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 1ra–12rb Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGospels)

Language of text:

Four Gospels, Gǝṣṣāwe śǝrʿāt (same as LIT1548Gessaw) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGessawe)

Language of text:

Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see (CAe 1558 SecondIntroduction)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 9ra–11rb Four Gospels, Canons of Eusebius (same as LIT1224Canons) (CAe 1560 IntroductionCanons)

Language of text:

There are only four canon tables.
check the viewerFols 13ra–56ra ወንጌል፡ ዘማቴዎስ፡ (CAe 2709)

Language of text:

The text of this Gospel is filled to such an extent with glosses that it resembles more a paraphrase than a translation of the Greek text.
check the viewerFols 56ra–56va Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark (CAe 1882 BiographyMark)

Language of text:

The various divisions of the Gospel of Mark and the 48 sections into which the Ethiopic text is divided are listed.
check the viewerFols 57ra–80rb ወንጌል፡ ዘማርቆስ፡ (CAe 2711)

Language of text:

There are many glosses, but less than in Content Item 1.2 , item 1 ወንጌል፡ ዘማቴዎስ፡ (CAe 2709) .
check the viewerFols 80rb–81ra Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke (CAe 1812 BiographyLuke)

Language of text:

The 84 chapters, into which Wangel za-Luqās is divided, are added after Content Item 1.1.4 , item 1.1 Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see (CAe 1558 SecondIntroduction) .

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. marginal

      The chapter numbers (አርእስተ፡ ነገር፡) of the Gospel harmony, amounting to 355, are indicated in the margins.

    2. marginal

      The chapter numbers of the Gospel harmony, amounting to 235, are indicated in the margins.

    3. (Type: StampExlibris)

      Ex libris of James Bruce glued on the inner front board, containing shelfmarks of the manuscript: 78. Aeth. Cat. 2. Bruce of Kinnaird Nº 2

    4. A pagemark of blue textile is sewn to the headband.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 17b–18a
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    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    check the viewerFols. iii, and check the vieweriv are of a different kind of parchment, which is whiter and lighter, probably European. Both contain an impression, possibly from the manufacturer (CASTRE visible).

    Extent

    +NaN (leaf) .Entered as iii + 81 + iv formae 4ae 302 278 43 294 279 Data on leaves dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 21r . 2125 (g, weight) .Entered as 2125
    Outer dimensions
    Height 302mm
    Width 278mm
    Depth 43mm
    Leaf dimensions
    Height 294mm
    Width 279mm

    Foliation

    The manuscript is foliated in pencil in the upper right corner. Two fly-leaves each at the beginning and end are not foliated. Three blank leaves at the beginning and one at the end are foliated with Roman numerals.

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures: All quires from to are marked by quire marks in black ink written by a European hand: 1 in the upper left corner of fols. 1r, , cut off; remains of 2 in the upper left corner of fols. 9r, ; 3 in the upper left corner of fols. 13r, , cut off; 4 in the upper left corner of fols. 21r, , cut off; 5 in the upper left corner of fols. 29r, , cut off; remains of a numeral, probably 6, in the upper left corner of fols. 37r, , cut off; 7 in the upper left corner of fols. 45r, , cut off; remains of 8 in the upper left corner of fols. 53r, , cut off; 9 in the upper left corner of fols. 61r, , cut off; remains, possibly of 10, in the upper left corner of fols. 69r, , cut off; remains of a numeral in the upper left corner of fols. 78r, , cut off; remains of a numeral, possibly containing 2, in the upper left corner of fols. 78r, , cut off; remains of a numeral in the upper left corner of fol. 80r, cut off.

    Fols. 4r, has been misplaced at binding and should be placed after 7. The quire structure cannot be clearly observed. Stub between fols. 1, and 2, , stub between 6, and 7, , 7 sewn on a stub. The structure of is not completely observable from the manuscript. It is possible that it did not constitute an original quire, as also indicated by the remains of a quire signature on fol. 78. Fol. iv was added during the binding.
    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 A 3 Fols i–iii 3, stub before 1
    2 1 8 Fols 1r–8v The quire structure cannot be clearly observed. Stub between fols. 1, and 2, , stub between 6, and 7, , 7 sewn on a stub.
    3 2 4 Fols 9r–12v 3, stub after 1 2 sewn to stub
    4 3 8 Fols 13r–20v
    5 4 8 Fols 21r–28v
    6 5 8 Fols 29r–36v
    7 6 8 Fols 37r–44v
    8 7 8 Fols 45r–52v
    9 8 9 Fols 53r–60v
    10 9 8 Fols 61r–68v
    11 10 8 Fols 69r–76v
    12 11 3 Fols 77r–79v The structure of is not completely observable from the manuscript. It is possible that it did not constitute an original quire, as also indicated by the remains of a quire signature on fol. 78.
    13 12 2 Fols 80r–81v

    It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.

    • Quire with id:q9 and n 8 is made of 9 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
    • Quire with id:q12 and n 11 is made of 3 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    Binding

    European binding, red leather with gilded borders. Imprinted on the spine: New Testam. Cover of the inner board and first fly-leaf gilded paper with floral pattern. The text block has been trimmed and its edges were gilded. One paper fly leaf each, containing watermarks, at the front and back.

    Binding material

    leather

    paper

    Layout

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1ra–8vb )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 24

    H 231mm
    W 220mm
    Margins
    top 32mm
    bottom 38mm
    right 42mm
    left 10mm
    intercolumn 16mm
    Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 6r .

    Ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 78 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 272mm, object width is: 278mm, computed height is: 301mm and object height is: 302mm.

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 13ra–81ra )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 24

    H 211mm
    W 223mm
    Margins
    top 29mm
    bottom 52mm
    right 31mm
    left 20mm
    intercolumn 15mm
    Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 21r .

    Ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 78 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 274mm, object width is: 278mm, computed height is: 292mm and object height is: 302mm.
    Ruling
    • Ruling and pricking are visible.
    • Ruling and pricking are visible.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Copied by one hand. The handwriting is fine, but very inaccurate.

    2. Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    10.10.2022 at 18:43:18
    date
    type=lastModified
    5.2.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BDLbruce78/main
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    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BDLbruce78
    idno
    type=filename
    BDLbruce78.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BDLbruce78

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    Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻOxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 78ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-02-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BDLbruce78 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]

    Revisions of the data

    • Dorothea Reule Improved binding according to proposal by Denis Nosnitsin on 5.2.2020
    • Dorothea Reule Updated with codicological information during consultation of the manuscript. on 1.2.2020
    • Dorothea Reule Changes on 26.6.2017
    • Dorothea Reule Additions on 26.4.2017
    • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 25.4.2017

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Dorothea Reule, editor

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