Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 29
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 239
General description
Alwan Codex 29
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
nineteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1v–84r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1v–62v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 62v–68v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 68v–71r
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 72v–77r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 77r–79r
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 79v–83v
- ms_i1.7
(Fols 83v–84r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1v–62v
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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(Type: GuestText)
Fols. iv(erso), ivr(ecto) Malkǝʾ-hymn to Tadamo (CAe 2938) ሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ተደሞ፡. . . . .ommission by
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Fol. 84r The lucky and unlucky days of the year, unfinished
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f. 62r, bottom margin : Note of the birth of a daughter on Thursday, Gǝnbot 24, 1942 E.C.
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), 84v blank
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The front cover has a recessed niche in which there was probably a mirror at one time.
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Binding is original and intact.
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Vellum shows significant wear and discoloration.
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 13v, 19v, 37v, 39r, , etc.); and lines of text are written interlinearly (79v, ); text has been removed (e.g., 33v, 48r ).
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The scribe regularly has to complete a line of text on another line. Much of the problem is addressed through the selection of an appropriate aspect ratio for the codex combined with an appropriate script size. But, where the line of text is still too long, the scribe completes the line of text above or below the end of the line (throughout).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 7 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 17v, 21v, 24v, 43r, 68v, (alternating red and black dots); 62v (multiple full stops between two alternating red and black dotted lines
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Fol. ivv(erso)
- miniature:
Fol. 1r
Resurrection of Jesus raising Adam and Eve (painted over the top of Psalms 1 and 2)
- miniature:
Fol. 30v
Holy Man Portrait, St George of Lydda and the
- miniature:
Fol. 31r
Holy Men Potrait Two saints before a crowd
- miniature: Fol. 71v
- miniature:
Fol. 72r
Angel with large processional before a crowd
- miniature:
Fol. 79r
Crude drawings
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 188mm |
Width | 123mm |
Depth | 55mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
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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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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
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
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (10),
Binding
Parchment, 188 x 123 x 55 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough hewn wooden boards, covered with tooled leather depicting a typical Ethiopian cross, headband is intact, tailband is not visible.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 15mm |
bottom | 30-40mm |
right | 12-15mm |
left | 4-7mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 29 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 123mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 188mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡
Columetric layout of text: fols. 66v, 67r (tenth biblical canticle)Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Edition Statement
The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBelmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 29ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-23) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00239 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Updated id numbers on 23.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 5.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 15.6.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Added miniatures, varia and notes on 11.10.2019
- Jonah Sandford Added ms contents on 20.10.2018
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 4.9.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Jonah Sandford, editor
Ralph Lee, editor
Ashlee Benson, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor