Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Marwick Codex 6
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Marwick Codex 6
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
nineteenth and twentieth centuries (composite)
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–126r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–97r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 97r–107v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 107v–113r
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 114r–122r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 114r and following
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 114v and following
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 116r and following
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 117v and following
- ms_i1.4.5
(Fols 119r and following
- ms_i1.4.6
(Fols 120r and following
- ms_i1.4.7
(Fols 121r and following
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 114r and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 122r–126r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–97r
Contents
Fols 1r–126r
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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Fǝtḥat za-wald (CAe 1398)
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Calendar of the year, with the text of fol. 126v erased to draw the Crucifixion
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Fols. 13r, 15v, 24r, 24v, 26r, 27r, 86v, 109v
Overlooked lines of text have been inserted between lines
Extras
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The Ethiopic alphabet from ሀ to ሒ
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An overlooked line of text has been inserted in the upper margin and a symbol (an ornate + sign) markes the place where the text should be read
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Fols. 5v, 6r, 10v, 11r, 13v, 14r
etc., the scribe regularly has to complete a line of text on another line. Much of the problem is addressed through the selection of an appropriate aspect ratio for the codex combined with an appropriate script size. But, where the line of text is still too long, the scribe completes the line of text above the end of the line
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etc., this scribe will also reduce the font size at the end of lines to avoid having to go onto the next line
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Unintelligible note
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 9 s.
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: ሐረግ፡ in red and black on folss. 1r, 13r, 19v, 45r, (erased), fols. 60r, 64v, 76r, 93r, 97r, 107v, 114v, 122r (one column); ሐረግ፡ in black on folss. 28r, 88r, . A line of alternating red and black dots marks the division between groups of ten psalms (fols. 38v, ). A row of full-stop symbols marks divisions in the Praises of Mary (fols. 114v, 119r, 125r ).
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
David Beheads Goliath with caption Legend: Text in ወመተርኬ፡ ርእሶ፡ ለጎልያድ፡
- miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)
- miniature:
Fol. 33v
Holy Man Portrait holding a book in his right hand and raising up his left hand
painted erasing the text of Ps 50:6–51:2. - miniature:
Fol. 46r
Holy Man Portrait receives a book from above, probably the booklet of prayer
painted erasing the text of Ps 71:16–72:8 - miniature:
Fol. 70r
Holy Man Portrait, Aaron and his blooming
- miniature: Fol. 94r painted erasing the text of Ps 142:7–143:5
- miniature:
Fol. 113v
Angel brandishing a
- miniature: Fol. 126v painted erasing the text of the rest of the calendar
- miniature:
Fol. 127r
Resurrection of Jesus, the resurrected Christ displays his wounds
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 205mm |
Width | 153mm |
Depth | 58mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 8 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
|
Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
|
Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
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|
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 |
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|
8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 6 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 7 |
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14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 8 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 4 |
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Quire 16 |
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: 5, stub after 4 4, stub after 5
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Notes: 1)
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6: 6, stub after 3 1, stub after 8
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1)
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: 1, stub after 7
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (), 8 (8), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (10), 17 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (), 8 (8), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (10), 17 (4),
Binding
Four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to the wooden boards, rough-hewn boards covered with tooled leather, headband and tailband.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 17-21mm |
bottom | 30-38mm |
right | 17-19mm |
left | 10-12mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Marwick Codex 6 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 153mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 205mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Columetric layout of text: fols 104v–105rMore bibliography
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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Marwick Codex 6ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 12.11.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00010 [Accessed: 2024-04-20+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor Change on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated location statements on 30.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Reformatted ms items, additions and extras, and added image links on 20.3.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected art theme references on 7.8.2018
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added miniatures, and extras on 29.6.2018
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected titles on 28.6.2018
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Corrected various notes re. quires on 13.6.2018
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added works, quire descriptions, phys descriptions, and some notes on 6.6.2018
- 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