Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 5
Eliana Dal Sasso
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Psalter, Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Maḥālǝya za-Salomon, Wǝddāse Māryām, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1999
Provenance
Unknown provenance. The additional note on f. 156rb–v mentions the commissioner Aläqa Wäldä Śǝllase and the recipient Lǝǧǧ Abärra Nǝguse. The manuscript was acquired by the abbey library between 1992 (after Raineri's list) and 2000 (before Proverbio's catalogue).
Summary
- ms_i1
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Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r–118v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 119r–131v ), Book of Odes
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 131v–137v ), Maḥālǝya za-Salomon
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 138ra–150vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 151ra–156ra ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 1r–1v (Type: PoemSalam)
Mälkǝʾ-hymn to St Michael (Chaine nr. 119), written in an inaccurate hand. The words ሰላም፡ and ሚካኤል፡ are rubricated. The text is incomplete
( gez ) ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ምስለ፡ ስመ፡ ልዑል፡ ዘተሳተፈ። ወልደ፡ ያሬድ፡ ሄኖክ፡ በከመ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ሶበ፡ እጼ(ውዕ፡) ስመከ፡ ከሲትየ፡ አፈ፡ ረዳኤ።
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check the viewerFols 156r–156v (Type: ScribalNoteCommissioning)
Note on the commission of the manuscript, written in Amharic. It mentions the commissioner Aläqa Wäldä Śǝllase and the recipient Lǝǧǧ Abärra Nǝguse.
( am ) መጋቢት፡ ፲፩ቀን፡ አለቃ፡ ወልደ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ለልጅ፡ አበራ፡ ንጉሴ፡ የብራና፡ ዳዊት፡ ሲሸጥ፡ እማኝ፡ ቄስ፡ ኪዳኑ፡ የልጅ፡ አበራ፡ የሸቃ፡. ተእምራ(156v)ት፡ መድህን፡ አለቃ፡ ሐደረ፡ በሶስት፡ ብር፡ ታላድ፡ ሶሽጥ፡ በሶስት፡ ብር፡ ታላድ፡ ሺገዛ፡ ፈጣሚ፡ ብላ፡ ገብሩ፡
Extras
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Other Decorations
- band:
check the viewerFols. 3r, 24v, 46v, 80r, 104r
Band of black eyes-shaped motif on a red background enclosed in a yellow frame. Two lateral pendants are present.
- band:
check the viewerFols. 9v, 17rv, 34v, 40v, 55rv, 67r, 93v, 131v
Band composed by black, red and yellow squares and commas or dots.
- band:
check the viewerFols. 75v, 112v, 119rv, 138r
Band in black, red and yellow colours formed by a X-shaped pattern with crosses on top.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Proverbio, D. V. 2000. ‘Inventario sommario dei manoscritti arabi, ebraici, etiopici – con notizia dei turchi – conservati presso la Biblioteca della Badia di Grottaferrata’, Atti della Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Memorie, Classe di scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, Serie nona, 12 (2000), 468–570.
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‘CaNaMEI digital catalogue’, n.d.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 165mm |
Width | 120mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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2 | 10 |
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3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 | |
3 | 10 |
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4 | 10 |
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3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2 | |
5 | 10 |
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6 | 10 |
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3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 | |
7 | 10 |
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8 | 10 |
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9 | 10 |
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10 | 10 |
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3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 | |
11 | 10 |
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3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 | |
12 | 8 |
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3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 | |
13 | 10 |
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14 | 10 |
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15 | 7 |
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16 | 10 |
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3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 | |
17 | 9 |
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8, stub after 1 |
It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q15 and n is made of 7 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Binding
The book is sewn on four sewing stations (two pairs) linked to wooden boards covered with blind-tooled leather.
The cover is made of a brown-reddish leather decorated with blind tooled motifs. The design shows a central latin cross surrounded by three rectangular frames. The cross is composed by the repetition of the mother of water motif. The outer and the inner frames are composed by the impression of a X-Form tool. The frame in the middle is empty and delimitated by single straight lines. The single straight lines decorate also the turn-ins where they are crossed forming a "X" shape. The codex doesn't have endbands but there are traces of tiedowns made of thread of animal origin.Sewing Stations
4 The spine of the leather cover has been removed, probably in order to repair the sewing.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 3–137 )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 22-24
H | 115mm |
W | 90mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 5 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 90mm, object width is: 120mm, computed height is: 115mm and object height is: 165mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginLayout note 1(check the viewerFols 138–147 )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 23
H | 90mm |
W | 110mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 5 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 110mm, object width is: 120mm, computed height is: 90mm and object height is: 165mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginLayout note 1(check the viewerFols 148–149 )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 22-24
H | 115mm |
W | 90mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 5 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 90mm, object width is: 120mm, computed height is: 115mm and object height is: 165mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginLayout note 1(check the viewerFols 150–156 )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 23
H | 90mm |
W | 110mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 5 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 110mm, object width is: 120mm, computed height is: 90mm and object height is: 165mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginMore bibliography
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Alessandro Bausi, Eliana Dal Sasso, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGrottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 5ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 13.3.2024) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/GAet5 [Accessed: 2024-04-20+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski added link to CaNaMEI https://www.ipocan.it/index.php/it/ms/145-grottaferrata-crypt-aet-5, updated incipits on 13.3.2024
- Eliana Dal Sasso Created entity on 10.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Eliana Dal Sasso, editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor