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Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271a

Eliana Dal Sasso

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

Stub
https://betamasaheft.eu/SHOr271a
State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky[view repository]

Collection:

Other identifiers: Scrinio 130 ,

GeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionCatalogueTranscription Authors

General description

Book of Enoch

Number of Text units: 0

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1800-1903

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerFol. 1r

    Donation note from J. M. Flad to his beloved brother Haussmann.

  2. check the viewerFol. 1r

    Signature written in pencil: "Cod. Orient. 271a = 130 in Scrinio"

  3. check the viewerFol. 1v

    Small stripe of paper: "Handschriften Sammlung Freihr. a.d. v. Westenholz Hamburg"

  4. check the viewerFol. 1v

    Note written in pencil: "1905 5388"

Extras

  1. check the viewerFols. 1r, 2r

    Stamp of the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky in blue ink.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .

Other Decorations

  1. punctuation: check the viewerFols. 69vb,

    Two bands of black and red dots close the text.

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Brockelmann, C. 1908. Katalog der orientalischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Hamburg: mit Ausschluss der hebräischen, Teil I, die arabischen, persischen, türkischen, malaiischen, koptischen, syrischen, äthiopischen Handschriften (Hamburg: Otto Meissner, 1908).
    ZoteroOther citations

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

71 (leaf) , Entered as 71 3 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 3 9 (quire) .Entered as 9 198 145 40 The boards are 6 mm thick and cut to the size of the bookblock.
Outer dimensions
Height 198mm
Width 145mm
Depth 40mm

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Quire marks on the upper left corner of the first leaf of each quire (fols. Fols. 1r, 10r, 18r, 26r, 34r).

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 9 Fols 1–9 1, stub after 9
2 8 Fols 10–17 6, stub after 2 1, stub after 5
3 8 Fols 18–25
4 8 Fols 26–33 6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6
5 8 Fols 34–41
6 6 Fols 42–47
7 8 Fols 48–55
8 8 Fols 56–63
9 8 Fols 64–71

Collation diagrams


1, stub after 9
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

6, stub after 2 1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 26 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 34 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 42 47 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 48 55 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 56 63 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 64 71 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/Fols 1–9) – II(6+2/s.l. 6, stub after 2; s.l. 1, stub after 5/Fols 10–17) – III(8/Fols 18–25) – IV(6+2/s.l. 6, stub after 3; s.l. 3, stub after 6/Fols 26–33) – V(8/Fols 34–41) – VI(6/Fols 42–47) – VII(8/Fols 48–55) – VIII(8/Fols 56–63) – IX(8/Fols 64–71) –

Formula: Fols 1–9 1, stub after 9 ; Fols 10–17 6, stub after 2 1, stub after 5 ; Fols 18–25 ; Fols 26–33 6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6 ; Fols 34–41 ; Fols 42–47 ; Fols 48–55 ; Fols 56–63 ; Fols 64–71 ;

Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8),

Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8),

State of preservation

good

Condition

The link between the third chain-stitch and the front board is broken. The leaves are intact. The parchment is of medium quality: hairs and fat haven't been completely removed during the scraping of the skin. Tears occurred during the manufacture have been repaired using a thread of animal origin.

Binding

Ethiopic bookbinding with fine tooled leather cover.

Two boards of the same light brown wood. The space between the turn-ins on the inner surface of the boards is left uncovered.

Fine blind tooled red-brownish leather cover. The upper and lower board, the spine and the turn-ins are decorated. The decoration is identical on both sides of the cover. Five frames surround a central panel with a diamond-shaped cross. The frames, enclosed between triple straight lines, are composed by the repetition of single tools, alternated with empty frames. The outer frame is formed by a criss-cross motif. The middle one is composed by straight strapwork elements. The inner frame is formed by dotted lines arranged in a V-form motif. Double circles decorate the surface, printed at the intersection of the three straight lines or in group of four in the empy frames. The same tool is present also in the central panel at the end of the arms of the cross. The spine is decorated with triple straight lines crossing each other diagonally. The turn-ins are 60 mm wide and an additional leather patch covers the inner border of the wooden board. The turn-ins are decorated with triple straight lines forming concentric frames.

Slit-braid endbands are present but they are very deteriorated, only their extensions between the boards and the text block are well preserved. They are sewn to the codex with a thread of animal origin. The headband is sewn starting from the front cover while the tailband is sewn starting from the back cover. In the end, the thread is knotted to the closest sewing station.

Sewing Stations

4

On the spine is glued a piece of paper with the signature "Scrinio 130".

One leaf has been added in the first quire as endleaf.

Binding decoration

The box where the codex is preserved contains also a letter with the details of the purchase.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 2r–63v )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 24

H 137mm
W 107mm
Margins
top 21
bottom 38
right 20
left 12
intercolumn 10
Data on dimension are taken from check the viewerfol. 38r .

Ms Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271a main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 139mm, object width is: 145mm, computed height is: 196mm and object height is: 198mm.

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 64r–69v )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 26-27

H 145mm
W 105mm
Margins
top 15
bottom 34
right 22
left 10
intercolumn 10
Data on dimension are taken from check the viewerfol. 68r .

Ms Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271a main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 137mm, object width is: 145mm, computed height is: 194mm and object height is: 198mm.
Ruling
Pricking
  • (Subtype: pattern) The layout corresponds to the pattern I defined by D. Nosnitsin: the text is written above the first ruled line, the vertical and horizontal pricks are visible and they are located in the margins. Probably, the pricking was made opening the quire in the middle and piercing the folios together. Indeed, the pricks are more marked in the internal bifolio than in the outer.
  • (Subtype: pattern) The layout corresponds to the pattern I defined by D. Nosnitsin: the text is written above the first ruled line, the vertical and horizontal pricks are visible and they are located in the margins. Probably, the pricking was made opening the quire in the middle and piercing the folios together. Indeed, the pricks are more marked in the internal bifolio than in the outer.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
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    date
    type=expanded
    25.4.2024 at 08:24:42
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.1.2018
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/SHOr271a/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/SHOr271a
    idno
    type=filename
    SHOr271a.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    SHOr271a

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    Alessandro Bausi, Eliana Dal Sasso, ʻHamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271aʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 10.1.2018) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/SHOr271a [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]

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    • Eliana Dal Sasso Created entity on 10.1.2018

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Eliana Dal Sasso, editor

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