Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, DMD-010
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq “Miracles of John the Baptist”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
- On check the viewer19r- v and 26r, the scribe switched to one column layout. - The miracles are partly numbered (፫-፬, ፮-፲፫).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
- Several short stitches with a green thread at the outer margin of check the viewerfol. 13 .
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- Incipit of each miracle is crudely encircled in pencil. - Scribbles and crude drawings in recent hands: fols. 1rv, 6v, 8v, 9v, 14v, 21rv, 26v.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 197 |
Width | 135 |
Depth | 125 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 |
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A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/fols. 1r - 1v) | |
2 | 10 |
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I(10/fol. 2r - 11v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
II(8; s.l.: 5, stub after 2; 8, no stub/fol. 12r - 19v) | |
4 | 6 |
|
III(6; s.l.: 1, stub after 5; 6, no stub/fols. 20r - 25v) | |
5 | 1 |
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IV(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/fols. 26r - 26v). |
Collation diagrams
A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/fols. 1r - 1v)
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fol. 2r - 11v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8; s.l.: 5, stub after 2; 8, no stub/fol. 12r - 19v)
Quire ID:q3
III(6; s.l.: 1, stub after 5; 6, no stub/fols. 20r - 25v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/fols. 26r - 26v).
Quire ID:q5
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The Ms. is worn. The front board broken and crudely repaired. The original sewing is missing; the Ms. was crudely resewn with recent threads. First fols. are damaged by insects/rodents at the outer margins.
Binding
Two wooden boards (front board is broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 15
H | 130mm |
W | 102mm |
Intercolumn | 8mm |
Margins | |
top | 20 |
bottom | 35 |
right | 20 |
left | 6 |
intercolumn | 8 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, DMD-010 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 128mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 185mm and object height is: 197mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
- (Subtype: pattern) On 19 and 26, ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible.
- Ruling pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and careful.
Ink: Black, vivid red, deep vermilion.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra (only St Mary); name of the protagonist, name of the donor Walda Mikāʾel (only on fol. 2rb); incipit of the text and of each miracle; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. The title ʾabuna is added to the names of the donors by secondary hand in deep vermilion (fols. 4va, 5va, 7rb).
Date: 18th cent.
The handwriting is similar, but not identical to that of scribe Walda Muse (s. Mǝdra Ruba Śǝllāse).18th cent.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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