Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 17
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 17
Number of Text units: 11
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 4r–12r
- ms_i2
(Fols 12v–30v
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 12v–14r
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 14r–16v
- ms_i2.3
(Fols 16v–20r
- ms_i2.4
(Fols 20r–22r
- ms_i2.5
(Fols 22r–24v
- ms_i2.6
(Fols 24v–26v
- ms_i2.7
(Fols 26v–28v
- ms_i2.8
(Fols 28v and following
- ms_i2.9
(Fols 28v–30v
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 12v–14r
Contents
Decoration In this unit there are in total 37 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 1r
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of a
- miniature:
Fol. 1v
A repeat of Decoration d1 Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 2r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 2v
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of an elaborated full-page frame
- miniature:
Fol. 3r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 3v
Angel stretching out his hands ( )
- miniature:
Fol. 5r
An elaborated Cross
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
An Angel holding with his two hands a in a frame
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
Two Angel standing behind an elaborate
- miniature:
Fol. 7v
A Holy Man Portrait holding a globe-shaped frame containing a
- miniature:
Fol. 9r
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of two triangles surrounded with small es
- miniature:
Fol. 9v
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 11r
An elaborate Cross
- miniature:
Fol. 11v
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 13r
An Angel on whose wings each have a brandished
- miniature:
Fol. 13v
Head in the middle of two Crosses put on each other
- miniature:
Fol. 15r
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of a in a frame. Other figures in the frame: two angels, an evil-looking angel (the devil?), and a
- miniature:
Fol. 15v
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 17r
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of an elaborated full-page frame
- miniature:
Fol. 17v
Two Angel guarding what looks like an elaborated jar, possibly a mäsob containing the Eucharistic bread
- miniature:
Fol. 18r
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of an elaborated frame that looks like the figure on Decoration d20
- miniature:
Fol. 19r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 19v
An Angel with four wings and a book in his left hand
- miniature:
Fol. 21r
magical figures, ṭälsäm
- miniature:
Fol. 21v
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of a , and magical figures
- miniature:
Fol. 23v
A Cross in a frame
- miniature:
Fol. 23v
Two Crosses, each in a frame
- miniature:
Fol. 25v
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel in the middle of an elaborated
- miniature:
Fol. 25v
Two triangles forming a Cross and surrounded by small es
- miniature:
Fol. 27r
An elaborated Cross
- miniature:
Fol. 27v
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 28r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 30r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 31r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 31v
The watching eyes of the guardian Angel on the right wing of a in a frame
- miniature:
Fol. 32r
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
- miniature:
Fol. 32v
A repeat of Decoration d1 in a slightly different form Angel
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 275mm |
Width | 182mm |
Depth | 32mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 8 |
|
Quire 1 |
2 | 2 | 8 |
|
Quire 2 |
3 | 3 | 8 |
|
|
4 | 4 | 8 |
|
Quire 4 |
Collation diagrams
Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:3
Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire 3: 3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Notes: 1)
Quire 4
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Ethio-SPaRe formula : II(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8),
Binding
Parchment, 275 x 182 x 32 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards covered with tooled leather over decorative linen patches visible inside the turn-ins on front and back cover.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 30mm |
bottom | 55mm |
right | 25mm |
left | 22mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 17 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 182mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 275mm.Layout note 1(Fols. 4r, 4v, 6r, 6v, 8r, 8v, 10r, 10v, 12r, 12v, 14r, 14v, 16r, 16v, 18v, 20r, 20v, 22r, 22v, 24r, 24v, 26r, 26v, 28r, 28v, 29v, 30v )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 15-17
Remaining folios contain illuminationsPalaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1 Saʾalnāka maḥari saʾalnāka faṭāri (CAe 5069) Lines written in red ink: f. 4r, lines 1 and 2 Content Item 2.1 , item 2 The witness of John the Baptist, John 1:1–9 Lines written in red ink: f. 12v, line 1 Content Item 2.8 , item 2 Now you dismiss, Simeon (CAe 2272 Simeon) Lines written in red ink: f. 28v lines 2, 3, and 14 Names of እግዚአብሔር፡, ማርያም፡ and angels and saints rubricated throughout
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Edition Statement
The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 17ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-12-10) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00103 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected facs statements on 10.12.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 24.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated id numbers on 19.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 3.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added facs statements on 22.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected reference to table prayer on 15.5.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added items, miniatures and notes on 14.8.2018
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 5.7.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor