Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 127
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 127
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Nineteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–40r
- ms_i2
(Fols 41r–71v
- ms_i3
(Fols 73r–106v
- ms_i4
(Fols 107v–130v
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s.
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Concluding note to Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1 (CAe 2697) : “Started by Samuel and finished by Nathan [the prophet].”
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Concluding note to Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2 (CAe 2698) :“Written by Nathan [the prophet] and God. Glory to God forever, amen.”
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Concluding note to Kings 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 4 (CAe 2700) : “Conclusion of the fourth book of kings. Glory to God forever, amen.”
Extras
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blank
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marginal notation throughout as navigation system
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Numbered quires: quires 2–17
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erasure markings are visible;
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text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 12 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, (haräg); 40r, 71r, 130v, (multiple full stops and a line of alternating red and black dots); 106v (line of full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
Drawing, in pencil, of a saint
- miniature:
Fol. 2r
Virgin and Child attended by the angels Michael and Gabriel
- miniature:
Fol. 9r
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint George.”
- miniature: Fol. 13r
- miniature:
Fol. 21r
Holy Man Portrait A saint with right hand upraised, followed by an attendant
- miniature:
Fol. 32r
An evil man holds dagger to the throat of a man holding a book (perhaps Saul and David).
- miniature:
Fol. 45r
Ethiopian Equestrian Saint Equestrian Saint spearing an ox
- miniature: Fol. 59r
- miniature:
Fol. 67r
(Page prepared for miniature, but not completed)
- miniature:
Fol. 68r
Resurrection of Jesus raising Adam and Eve
- miniature: Fol. 81r Mary (left) blessing a saint (Jesus?), who is blessing her. A crowd is behind
- miniature: Fol. 110r with and
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 275mm |
Width | 215mm |
Depth | 58mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 8 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
|
Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
|
Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
|
Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
|
Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 |
|
Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 8 |
|
|
9 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
|
Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
|
Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 8 |
|
Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 8 |
|
Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 8 |
|
Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 8 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 8 |
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18 | 17 | 6 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Notes: 1)
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16: 2, stub after 7 7, stub after 2
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Notes: 1)
Quire 17: 2, stub after 5 5, stub after 2
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (6),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn wooden boards, covered in hand tooled leather, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 30-35mm |
bottom | 55-60mm |
right | 40-45mm |
left | 10-15mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 127 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 215mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 275mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21-24
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Publication Statement
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
Edition Statement
The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
Encoding Description
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Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Ralph Lee, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 127ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-12-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00311 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added facs statements on 2.12.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor edits on 13.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 3.3.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 13.1.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 26.9.2019
- 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
Ralph Lee, contributor