Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 463
Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 463
Number of Text units: 0
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Early-twentieth century
Summary
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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Despite the label on the outside cover, the Weiner collection number should be 463 and not 460
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It is difficult to date this piece since there is no text. An analysis of the material composition of the inks may reveal the inclusion of synthesized materials, i.e., available only after the early 20th century
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The style of artistry of between the two sheets and the subject matter of the two sheets is very different, suggesting the work of two different artists
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 1v
depicts Holy Man Portrait Samson holding the jawbone with an with drawn stands beside
- miniature:
Fol. 4r
depicts a large pile of the slain bodies of Philistines, with the jawbone depicted above them
- miniature:
Fol. 2r
depicts JesusChrist (upper left), an in a cloud (upper right), a trio of men (lower left), and a prostrate (lower right)
- miniature:
Fol. 3v
depicts JesusChrist kneeling and praying (upper right) in the garden of Gethsemane, before an in a cloud (upper left), offering to Jesus the cup of suffering. Below, a disciple sleeps
- miniature:
Fol. 3r
shows JesusChrist surrounded by soldiers (all showing only one eye)
- miniature:
Fol. 3v
JesusChrist stands at center and three evil men (showing only one eye) are disrobing him
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
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Depth | mm |
Binding
Binding material
parchment
wood
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Publication Statement
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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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Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 463ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-06-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP03235 [Accessed: 2024-05-15]
Revisions of the data
- Jonah Sandford Added binding desc, dating info. on 2.6.2021
- Ralph Lee Corrected Weiner Codex Number, added summary on 8.9.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 28.4.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Ashlee Benson, editor
Ralph Lee, editor
Jonah Sandford, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor