Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 112
Dorothea Reule, Jacopo Gnisci
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Rüpp. IV, 4, Goldschmidt 15
General description
Miniatures
Number of Text units: 0
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
1750-1830 ?Provenance
Acquired between 1831 and 1834 by Eduard Rüppell in Ethiopia↗ and donated by him after his return to the Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt↗ .
Summary
Contents
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s.
Miniatures notes
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A representation of the Virgin and Child. St Mary with the infant Jesus Christ is surrounded by two angels .
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An Equestrian Saint portrait of St George of Lydda killing the .
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A representation of the Covenant of Mercy. St Mary , to the left, has crossed arms . Jesus Christ , to the right, performs a .
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A depiction of the The Trinity. Each figure performs a with his right and holds a in his left. Their octagonal is surrounded by the arranged in the Angel⇨Eagle⇨Ox⇨Lion order.
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A representation of the Crucifixion of Jesus of Jesus Christ , who is shown as dead on the cross and has a cruciform halo . The are shown above the cross, while two weeping women are placed below it.
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The bottom right corner features a dabtara with an angel above him, this may be a donor portrait .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Goldschmidt, L. 1897. Die Abessinischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Frankfurt am Main (Rüppell’sche Sammlung) nebst Anhängen und Auszügen (Berlin: S. Calvary & Co., 1897).page 58
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Leaf
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 41cm |
Width | 60cm |
Binding
Loose leaf.
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Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, Jacopo Gnisci, ʻFrankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 112ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 19.10.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/FSUor112 [Accessed: 2024-04-24+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 19.10.2017
- Jacopo Gnisci Edited catalogue entry, corrected Art Themes on 19.10.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor
Jacopo Gnisci, editor