Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 30
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 30
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
late nineteenth/early twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–5r,
- ms_i2
(Fols 9r–138r
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 9r–46r
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 47r–69r
- ms_i2.3
(Fols 71r–108v
- ms_i2.4
(Fols 109r–138r
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 9r–46r
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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Fol. 44r Fol. 64r Fol. 64v Fol. 65v Fols. 66r, 66v Fol. 104r Fol. 104v Fol. 105r
There are two types of reading in upper margin: 1) system for marking the liturgical times; 2) the song to be sung after the reading for the day.
, col. 1, line 15;
, col. 1, line 14;
, col. 1, line 10;
, col. 2, line 14,
,
for morning;
for 3rd hour;
for noon; etc.: text is in the upper margin with a symbol () marking the location of the new section it introduces
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Fol. 9r Fol. 10r Fol. 10v Fols. 11r, 11v Fol. 12v Fol. 19r Fol. 19v Fol. 25r Fol. 28v Fol. 32v Fol. 35r Fol. 37r Fol. 38v Fol. 39v Fol. 40r Fol. 41r Fol. 41v Fol. 42v Fol. 42v Fol. 43r Fol. 44r Fol. 44v
System for marking the Four Gospels for use in the liturgical readings for the church year.: The songs are for only Good Friday. a.
“for his birth” (Christmas). b.
“for feast of God.” another name for commemoration of the birth of Christ, which happens on the 29th of every month. c.
“for Qwesqwam” the entrance of the holy family into Egypt. d.
for “timqat (epiphany) added in later hand. e.
“for (celebration of) the righteous ones” i.e., a group of saints who came to Ethiopia around the 5th century and ministered in the north of the country. f.
“for the Apostles” g.
“for the Martyrs” later hand. h.
“for John” i.
“for Transfiguration” j.
“for Palm Sunday” k.
“for the Departed” l.
“for the Mount of Olives” (during the fifth week of Lent.) m.
“for the night,” in the book of hours there is a reading on the foolish and the wise virgins. n.
“for angels.” o.
“for Maundy Thursday p.
“for Maundy Thursday q.
“for the night” r.
(left): “for morning” Song for conclusion and summary: “In the morning, the archpriests discussed to crucify Jesus on the place of the Skull.” s.
(right): “for the Third Hour” Song for conclusion and summary: “At the third hour, they captured Jesus and took him to crucify him.” t.
“for noon” “At the sixth hour, they brought Simone [of Cyrene] so that he could carry the cross.” u.
“for the ninth hour” “At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out and said, ‘My God, My God...” v.
“for resurrection”
Extras
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blank
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Numbered quires: quire 2–17
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Fols. 1v, 3r, 9r, 10v, 25r 44r 82r, 129r
, etc, words of text are written interlinearly;
and lines of text are written interlinearly ;
erasure markings are visible
() -
, col.1, line 10;
, col. 2, line 11;
, col. 2, line 24;
, col. 2, line 22;
, col. 2, line 2; etc.: text is in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location of the new section it introduces
Decoration In this unit there are in total 78 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 5r, 40r, 44v, 47r, 49v, 67r, 68r, 74v, 75r, 75v, 77v, 80v, 87r, 107v, 108v, (multiple full stops); 7v, 45r, 46r, 67v, (a line of alternating red and black dots below a line of full stops); 9r, 69r, 107v, (a line of full stops between lines of alternating red and black dots); 45r, (a line of alternating red and black dots between lines of full stops); 71r, 109r, 138r (a line of alternating red and black dots)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
upper left: God the Father instructing Adam and Eve
- miniature: Fol. iv(erso)
- miniature: Fol. iv(erso)
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
lower right: Holy Men Potrait, Cain and Abel
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
upper left: God the Father instructing Noah
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
upper right: The Entrance into the Ark
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
lower left: judges those who remain
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
lower right: The Exit from the Ark
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Holy Men PotraitAbraham "the second" with Isaac and Holy Woman Sarah
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Holy Man PortraitAbraham "the second" and the Visitors
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
lower left: The Shepherds of Abram and Lot
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
lower right: Holy Men Potrait Abraham "the second" and Lot
- miniature:
Fol. 5r
Holy Men Potrait Two seated saints
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
upper left: Holy Man PortraitMoses raised from the reed basket
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
upper right: Holy Man Portrait upper right: Moses teaching the Children of Israel
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
middle: Holy Man Portrait middle: Moses leading to the Red Sea
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
lower left: Holy Man Portrait lower left: Moses leading the Children of Israel
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
lower right: Moses Receiving Law Moses receiving the tablets from the of the Lord
- miniature:
Fol. 6r
upper left: The Children of Israel worship the Golden Calf
- miniature:
Fol. 6r
upper right: The revelation of the Tabernacle plan
- miniature:
Fol. 6r
center: Holy Man Portrait Moses Leading the Children of Israel behind the Cloud
- miniature:
Fol. 6r
lower left: Spies carrying load of grapes from Canaan
- miniature:
Fol. 6r
lower right: The Sacrifice of Isaac , Moses with knife held over lamb; hovers above
- miniature:
Fol. 6v
upper left: Holy Men Potrait upper left: Samuel and ʿEli , when God called Samuel
- miniature:
Fol. 6v
upper right: Holy Man PortraitDavid the Shepherd
- miniature:
Fol. 6v
center: David Beheads Goliath
- miniature:
Fol. 6v
lower left: Holy Men Potrait Jesse, Samuel and David
- miniature:
Fol. 6v
lower right:Holy Men Potrait The prophet Samuel anoints David
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
upper left: Holy Man PortraitElijah fed by ravens
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
upper right: Holy Man PortraitElijah taken to heaven in a chariot. Elisha watches below
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
ceter: Annunciation and Visitation of ʾElsābeṭ and Zechariah
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
lower left: The Three Magi visit St Mary , the child Jesus Christ , Joseph and Salome
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
lower right: King Herod (?)
- miniature:
Fol. 8r
left: Holy Men Potrait, two seated saints
- miniature:
Fol. 8r
right top: The Flight to Egypt Flight into Egypt
- miniature:
Fol. 8r
right center: The Slaughter of the Innocents
- miniature: Fol. 8r
- miniature:
Fol. 8v
top: The Trinity surrounded by the four living creatures
- miniature:
Fol. 8v
middle left: Matthew
- miniature:
Fol. 8v
middle right: John
- miniature:
Fol. 8v
bottom left: Mark
- miniature:
Fol. 8v
bottom right: Luke
- miniature:
Fol. 46r
top: Holy Man Portrait martyrdom of (St Stephen the Protomartyr ?) by stoning
- miniature:
Fol. 46r
middle: Holy Man Portrait martyrdom by beheading
- miniature:
Fol. 46r
bottom: Holy Man Portrait martyrdom with s
- miniature:
Fol. 46v
top left: Holy Man Portrait persecution by binding
- miniature:
Fol. 46v
top right:Holy Man Portrait martyrdom by beheading
- miniature:
Fol. 46v
center left:Holy Man Portrait martyrdom by crucifixion on a tree.
- miniature:
Fol. 46v
center right: Holy Man Portrait martyrdom by skinning
- miniature:
Fol. 46v
bottom left: Holy Man Portrait martyrdom by drowning
- miniature:
Fol. 46v
bottom right: Holy Man Portrait being bound and beaten
- miniature: Fol. 69r
- miniature:
Fol. 69r
top right: Holy Man Portrait and Holy Woman standing before a church
- miniature:
Fol. 69r
bottom left: Holy Man Portrait Saint in front of a crowd before a church
- miniature:
Fol. 69r
bottom right: Holy Men Potrait One, on the left and holding a book, addresses two, holding books, on the right
- miniature:
Fol. 69v
top left: Holy Men Potrait Saint (left) before a crowd of saints (right)
- miniature:
Fol. 69v
top right: Holy Men Potrait Two saints with birds. The one on the left holds his bird; the one on the right is dropping his
- miniature:
Fol. 69v
center left: Holy Man Portrait A saint (right) preaching to a crowd (left)
- miniature:
Fol. 69v
center right: Holy Man Portrait A saint (left) preaching to a crowd with one saint at the fore
- miniature:
Fol. 69v
bottom left: Jesus Heals the Blind
- miniature:
Fol. 69v
Holy Man Portrait A saint (center) carries another small saint in his arms
- miniature:
Fol. 70r
top left: Baptism of Jesus
- miniature: Fol. 70r
- miniature: Fol. 70r
- miniature:
Fol. 70r
center right: JesusChrist
- miniature:
Fol. 70r
bottom: The Last Supper
- miniature:
Fol. 70v
top left: Arrest of Jesus
- miniature:
Fol. 70v
top right: JesusChrist the trial
- miniature:
Fol. 70v
center left: Flagellation of Jesus
- miniature:
Fol. 70v
center right: JesusChrist being bound
- miniature:
Fol. 70v
bottom left: Road to Calvary
- miniature:
Fol. 70v
bottom right: Road to Calvary Jesus Christ stumbles carrying the
- miniature:
Fol. 107v
Holy Man Portrait Five seated men (four show only one eye)
- miniature:
Fol. 108r
top left: Holy Man Portrait R.A. Péter denies Jesus Christ
- miniature:
Fol. 108r
JesusChrist fixed to the
- miniature: Fol. 108r
- miniature:
Fol. 139v
The Great Judgment
- miniature:
Fol. 140r
Carpet Page
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 313mm |
Width | 246mm |
Depth | 72mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
|
Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 8 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 8 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 6 |
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15 | 14 | 8 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 8 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 8 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 6 |
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19 | 18 | 2 |
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Quire 18 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet
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
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8: 6, stub after 2 3, stub after 5
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Notes: 1)
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13: 2, stub after 5 5, stub after 2
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire 17
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Notes: 1)
Quire 18
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (6), 19 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (6), 19 (2),
Binding
Parchment, 313 x 246 x 72 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered in tooled leather, with decorative linen patches visible between the turn-ins, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 28mm |
bottom | 52mm |
right | 28mm |
left | 12mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 30 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 246mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 313mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም: ኢየሱስ:
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