Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 371
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 371
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Fol. 133r mentions emperor Mǝnilǝk II.
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–133r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–102v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 102v–113r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 113r–119v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 120r–129r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 120r and following
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 120v and following
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 122v and following
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 124r and following
- ms_i1.4.5
(Fols 126r and following
- ms_i1.4.6
(Fols 127r and following
- ms_i1.4.7
(Fols 128r and following
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 120r and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 129r–133r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–102v
Contents
Fols 1r–133r
Language of text:
Arranged for the days of the week by a later hand Mazmura Dāwit, Psalm 118 including the Spritual Meaning of the Hebrew LettersAdditions In this unit there are in total .
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Fol. 134v Greeting to Michael. Not in Chaîne 1913. Written in a different hand. Incipit: ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ መላአከ (sic)፡ ኪዳኑ፡ (ወ)ምክሩ፡
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Fol. 133r concluding prayers mention the owner Wäldä Giyo[r]gis (ወልደ፡ ጊዮ[ር]ጊስ፡), the scribe Wäldä ʾAmanuʾel (ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል፡), and emperor Mǝnilǝk II (ምኒልክ፡), who reigned from 1889–1913
Extras
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Designs have been painted on the top edge, bottom edge, and fore edge of the folios that are visible when the codex is closed
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Fol. iir(ecto) geometric designs and pen trials
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Fol. iiv(erso) illegible pen trials
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Fol. 51r The midpoint of the Psalms is marked with three strophes written in alternating red and black characters
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Fols. 1, 12, 27, 38, 55, 67, 89, 102, 120 red string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Fols. 6, 62, 97 yellow string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Fols. 19, 92 blue string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Fol. 33 yellow and black string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Fol. 46 multi-colored string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Fol. 78 brown string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Fol. 113 black string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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Numbered quires: quires 2–14
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 30r, 38v, 42r, 54v, 99v, , etc.) #occasionally these are located with a symbol (┴) (e.g., 54v, 108r, ); lines of text are written interlinearly (102r, 118v, ); erasure markings are visible (102r, ); text has been removed (57r, 130r )
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 6v, 67v, 89v, 120r, (ornamental band); 19r, 27r, 33v, 38v, 46r, 55v, 62v, 78v, 92r, 97r, 102v, 113r, 133r, (line of alternating red and black dots); 96r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
crude drawing of a figure
- miniature:
Fol. 119v
God the Father surrounded by the four Living Creatures
- miniature:
Fol. 133v
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 176mm |
Width | 112mm |
Depth | 52mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 4 |
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16 | b | 1 |
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Spine Strap: 1, no stub |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
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
Quire ID:q8, number:7
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: 2, stub after 3 3, stub after 3
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Notes: 1)
Spine Strap: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q16, number:b
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (4), 16 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (4), 16 (),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 16mm |
bottom | 39mm |
right | 14-18mm |
left | 8-10mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 371 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 112mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 176mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡
Columetric layout of text: fols. 100r, (Psalm 146); 101r, (Psalm 148); 101v, 102r, (Psalm 150); 109v, 110r (Tenth Biblical Canticle)Check for additional bibliography
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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.
Encoding Description
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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 371ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-03-10) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP02406 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Added ms_i1-1.5, minis 1-3, a1-2, and e1-13 on 10.3.2021
- Jonah Sandford Added ms dims, quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dadting info. on 26.2.2021
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Jonah Sandford, editor
Ashlee Benson, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor