Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271a
Eliana Dal Sasso
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Scrinio 130 ,
General description
Book of Enoch
Number of Text units: 0
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1903
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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Donation note from J. M. Flad to his beloved brother Haussmann.
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Signature written in pencil: "Cod. Orient. 271a = 130 in Scrinio"
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Small stripe of paper: "Handschriften Sammlung Freihr. a.d. v. Westenholz Hamburg"
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Note written in pencil: "1905 5388"
Extras
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Stamp of the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky in blue ink.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- punctuation:
check the viewerFols. 69vb,
Two bands of black and red dots close the text.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Brockelmann, C. 1908. Katalog der orientalischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Hamburg: mit Ausschluss der hebräischen, Teil I, die arabischen, persischen, türkischen, malaiischen, koptischen, syrischen, äthiopischen Handschriften (Hamburg: Otto Meissner, 1908).
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 198mm |
Width | 145mm |
Depth | 40mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 9 |
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1, stub after 9 | |
2 | 8 |
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6, stub after 2 1, stub after 5 | |
3 | 8 |
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4 | 8 |
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6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6 | |
5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 |
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7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 |
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9 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
1, stub after 9
Quire ID:q1
6, stub after 2 1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q2
Quire ID:q3
6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6
Quire ID:q4
Quire ID:q5
Quire ID:q6
Quire ID:q7
Quire ID:q8
Quire ID:q9
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The link between the third chain-stitch and the front board is broken. The leaves are intact. The parchment is of medium quality: hairs and fat haven't been completely removed during the scraping of the skin. Tears occurred during the manufacture have been repaired using a thread of animal origin.
Binding
Ethiopic bookbinding with fine tooled leather cover.
Two boards of the same light brown wood. The space between the turn-ins on the inner surface of the boards is left uncovered. Fine blind tooled red-brownish leather cover. The upper and lower board, the spine and the turn-ins are decorated. The decoration is identical on both sides of the cover. Five frames surround a central panel with a diamond-shaped cross. The frames, enclosed between triple straight lines, are composed by the repetition of single tools, alternated with empty frames. The outer frame is formed by a criss-cross motif. The middle one is composed by straight strapwork elements. The inner frame is formed by dotted lines arranged in a V-form motif. Double circles decorate the surface, printed at the intersection of the three straight lines or in group of four in the empy frames. The same tool is present also in the central panel at the end of the arms of the cross. The spine is decorated with triple straight lines crossing each other diagonally. The turn-ins are 60 mm wide and an additional leather patch covers the inner border of the wooden board. The turn-ins are decorated with triple straight lines forming concentric frames. Slit-braid endbands are present but they are very deteriorated, only their extensions between the boards and the text block are well preserved. They are sewn to the codex with a thread of animal origin. The headband is sewn starting from the front cover while the tailband is sewn starting from the back cover. In the end, the thread is knotted to the closest sewing station.Sewing Stations
4 On the spine is glued a piece of paper with the signature "Scrinio 130". One leaf has been added in the first quire as endleaf.Binding decoration
The box where the codex is preserved contains also a letter with the details of the purchase.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 2r–63v )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 137mm |
W | 107mm |
Margins | |
top | 21 |
bottom | 38 |
right | 20 |
left | 12 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271a main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 139mm, object width is: 145mm, computed height is: 196mm and object height is: 198mm.Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 64r–69v )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 26-27
H | 145mm |
W | 105mm |
Margins | |
top | 15 |
bottom | 34 |
right | 22 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 271a main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 137mm, object width is: 145mm, computed height is: 194mm and object height is: 198mm.Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1-1-11/0/0/C
- (Subtype: pattern)1-1-11/0/0/C
Pricking
- (Subtype: pattern) The layout corresponds to the pattern I defined by D. Nosnitsin: the text is written above the first ruled line, the vertical and horizontal pricks are visible and they are located in the margins. Probably, the pricking was made opening the quire in the middle and piercing the folios together. Indeed, the pricks are more marked in the internal bifolio than in the outer.
- (Subtype: pattern) The layout corresponds to the pattern I defined by D. Nosnitsin: the text is written above the first ruled line, the vertical and horizontal pricks are visible and they are located in the margins. Probably, the pricking was made opening the quire in the middle and piercing the folios together. Indeed, the pricks are more marked in the internal bifolio than in the outer.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
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