Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 42
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 42
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
seventeenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–146r
- ms_i2
(Fols 146v–147v
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 146v–147r
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 147r–147v
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 146v–147r
Contents
Fols 1r–146r
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘእንበበለ፡ (sic) ፍልጠት፡ ወአሐዱ፡ በጽምረት፡ ኅቡረ፡ ህላዌ፡ ዕሩየ፡ መለኮት፡. . . . .ommission by ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ አርጋኖነ፡ ውዳሴ፡ ወመሰንቆ፡ መዝሙር፡ ወእንዚራ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘአስተብፅዖ፡ ድንግልናሃ፡. . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), iiv(erso), iir(ecto) blank except for a few letters and pen trials
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Numbered quires: quire 3 and 6–15
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 1r, 5v, 8v, 10r, 17r, , etc.); and lines of text are written interlinearly (7r, ); text has been removed (e.g. 6r, 9v )
Decoration In this unit there are in total 10 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 48v, 49r, 76r, 91r, 102r, 116v, 124v, 125r, 128r, 146r, 147r, 147v (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Virgin and Child with caption Legend: ( ) “Cherubim.”
- miniature:
Fol. 24v
Nativity of Jesus with caption (l. to r.): Legend: ( ) “Saint Joseph,” “Birth of Christ,” “Saint Mary,” and “Saint Salome.”
- miniature:
Fol. 29r
AngelGabriel visits the three young men in the furnace, with caption Legend: ( ) “How Saint Gabriel rescued the children from the furnace.”
- miniature:
Fol. 50r
Angel Michael , with caption Legend: ( ) “How Saint Michael was enthroned.”
- miniature:
Fol. 73r
Angel Gabriel and Michael , with caption (l. to r.): Legend: ( ) “Saint Gabriel,” and “Saint Michael.”
- miniature:
Fol. 85v
Annunciation with caption (l to r): Legend: ( ) “Annunciation,” “Our Lady Mary,” “Holy Spirit,” and “How Saint Gabriel announced to her”
- miniature:
Fol. 100r
Holy Man Portrait ʾAbrǝhāmAbraham [sic Moses ]with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint Abraham,” “His brother,” and “His sister.”
- miniature:
Fol. 115r
The Sacrifice of Isaac with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint Abraham, Isaac and Sacrifice"
- miniature:
Fol. 125v
David Playing the Harp with caption Legend: ( ) “How King David praised God with the harp.”
- miniature: Fol. 144v
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 180mm |
Width | 168mm |
Depth | 85mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 2 |
|
Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
|
Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
|
Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 11 |
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10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 2 |
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Quire 16 |
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: 2 added
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
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (11, +2), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (11, leaf added after fol. 69), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (2),
Binding
Parchment, 180 x 168 x 85 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, untooled leather covers the spine and half of the boards, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 26mm |
bottom | 41mm |
right | 30mm |
left | 14mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 42 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 168mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 180mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
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