Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
EMIP
Collection:
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 3153
General description
Yale Collection, Ethiopic 25
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Late-nineteenth/early-twentieth century (the last miracle is written in a different hand the late-ninteenth century and mentions Ras Mikael of Wollo, 1850–1918 [fol. 195v ]. The harags also speak of the Menilek scriptorium).
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–3v
- ms_i2
(Fols 3v–5r
- ms_i3
(Fols 5r–193r
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Fols. ivr(ecto), ivv(erso) (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3056)
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mentions, Emperor Menilek (1868–1913), one ገብረ ሚካኤል, ወለተ መድኀን, and the scribe, ገብረ እግዚአብሔር
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Fols. 193v, 194r, 194v, 195r, 195v
The last of the miracles is written in a different hand and dated in the time of “Our King Mika’el,” i.e., Ras Mikael of Wollo, 1850–1918
Extras
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cover contains the ownership plate of Yale University Library, Gift of Laurence and Cora Witten
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written in the upper left corner [12210]
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Fols. iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiiv(erso), 69r
Blank
Decoration In this unit there are in total 8 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
An illustration of the first of the miracles of St Mary contained in the book. Mary sits on throne (left) and holds out a cloth in her left hand to a man seated before her (right) and who is copying a book. Above right an hovers. And on the far left, behind Mary, stands another
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
Angel armed with two s stands (left) before a man who has fallen on his back, with feet in the air (right)
- miniature: Fol. 47v
- miniature: Fol. 68v
- miniature:
Fol. 107v
The Weighing of Souls (Mary on the left; Satan(?) on the right
- miniature:
Fol. 116r
Our Lady St Mary with the Body of Jesus Christ , flanked by two s
- miniature:
Fol. 127v
Holy Man Portrait kneels at left before a crucifix; a king sits enthroned on the right with several pen looking on
- miniature:
Fol. 140v
The burial of Mary St Mary, where King David plays the harp to her
Surrogates
- EMIP 3153
- Yale 33074772
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 369mm |
Width | 306mm |
Depth | mm |
Binding
Parchment. Wooden boards, with four chain stitches. Leather bound. Fine cloth is visible between the turndowns on the inside back cover.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 26-27
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