Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 18
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Eliza Codex 18
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Late-nineteenth century (reign of Tewodros, fols. 12r, 22v , and passim.
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–8v
- ms_i2
(Fols 8v–23v,
- ms_i3
(Fols 24r–29r
- ms_i4
(Fols 37r–43r
- ms_i5
(Fols 46r–71v
- ms_i6
(Fols 71r–75v
Contents
Language of text:
Fols 8v–23v,
Fols 37r–43r
Fols 71r–75v
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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(Type: GuestText)
Fol. ir(ecto) Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2811)
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(Type: ScribalNoteBequeathing)
Fol. ir(ecto) Will of አባ፡ ወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ to መምሬ፡ ተገኝ፡
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(Type: RecordTransaction)
f. i(recto) bottom : Record of payment in grain to ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ for prescribing medicine (ልበ፡ ሠይ፡) to catch a thief, in a crude hand
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Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 18r, 31v, 75v, ); and in the upper margin with a symbol (I) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 72r, line 4 )
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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 18 id #ms_i5 Arranged for days of the week with titles added in pencil in the top margin: Wednesday, fols. 49r, ; Thursday, fols. 57v, ; Friday, fols. 63r, ; Saturday, fols. 66r, ; Sunday, fol. 68v )
Extras
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Fol. 45v blank
Decoration In this unit there are in total 8 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fol. 46r (ሐረግ፡ using black and red); 46r 1r"/>, (ሐረግ፡ using black); 53r (row of full-stop symbols)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
Annunciation, combined with Decoration d2
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
speaking to St Mary , combines with Decoration d1 to form an image of Annunciation
- miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)
- miniature: Fol. 43v
- miniature: Fol. 44r
- miniature:
Fol. 44v
St George of Lydda and the , Holy Man Portrait
- miniature:
Fol. 45r
The Madonna and Child, Virgin and Child
- miniature:
Fol. 74v
A haloed Holy Man Portrait with beard stands holding a book in his left hand and pointing with index finger of his right hand toward the heavens
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 193mm |
Width | 110mm |
Depth | 40mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 5 |
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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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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Notes: 1)
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1)
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5: 1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1)
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10),
Binding
Parchment, 193 x 110 x 40 mm. The binding is secondary and has come loose at several points. Remains of weavings are visible along all four points in the spine, though none of the weavings is complete. The binding is in a bad state of repair. Attached to rough-hewn boards (the front made of the traditional wood, the back from a different, wide-grained wood).
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 15-25mm |
bottom | 35-42mm |
right | 12-25mm |
left | 8-10mm |
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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, Eliza Codex 18ʼ, 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/EMIP00043 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor Change on 12.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected decoration descriptions, and added ref for item a1 on 9.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 2.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added image links, corrected entry for ms_i5 titles for the days of the week on 5.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added items, miniatures, varia and notes on 27.8.2018
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 11.8.2018
- 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