Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 89
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Codices aethiopici, Bruce
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XXX, Dillmann 30, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 3187
General description
Chronicles
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
1769-1772
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
Provenance
This manuscript was copied for James Bruce patron .
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: StampExlibris)
Ex libris of James Bruce glued on the inner front board, containing shelfmarks of the manuscript: 89. Aeth. Cat. 6. Bruce of Kinnaird Nº 7
Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 81ab
Secondary Bibliography
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Wion, A. 2009. ‘Le Liber Aksumae selon le manuscrit Bodleian Bruce 93 : le plus ancien témoin d’un projet historiographique sans cesse réactivé’, Oriens Christianus, 93 (2009), 135–171. page 139
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 303mm |
Width | 276mm |
Depth | 45mm |
Leaf dimensions | |
Height | 296mm |
Width | 270mm |
Foliation
- The foliation referred to in Dillmann 1848 begins on the first leaf containing text. It does not count the blank leaves check the viewerfols. 76, and check the viewerfol. 79 . It is not visible in the manuscript.
- Foliated in pencil in the upper right corner. The foliation begins on the first leaf containing text. One leaf has been skipped between check the viewerfols. 88, and check the viewer89 .
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 | No image availableFols ir–ivv | |
2 | 1 | 8 | No image availableFols 1r–8v | |
3 | 2 | 8 | No image availableFols 9r–16v | |
4 | 3 | 8 | No image availableFols 17r–24v | |
5 | 4 | 8 | No image availableFols 25r–32v | |
6 | 5 | 7 | No image availableFols 33r–39v | 4, stub after 4 |
7 | 6 | 8 | No image availableFols 40r–47v | |
8 | 7 | 8 | No image availableFols 48r–55v | |
9 | 8 | 9 | No image availableFols 56r–64v | 2, stub after 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 | No image availableFols 65r–72v | |
11 | 10 | 3 | No image availableFols 73r–75v | 1, stub after 3 |
12 | 11 | 4 | No image availableFols 76r–79v | |
13 | 12 | 6 | No image availableFols 80r–85v | |
14 | 13 | 6 | No image availableFols 86r–90v | |
15 | 14 | 6 | No image availableFols 91r–96v | |
16 | 15 | 6 | No image availableFols 97r–102v | |
17 | 16 | 8 | No image availableFols 103r–110v |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
4, stub after 4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
2, stub after 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire ID:q10, number:9
1, stub after 3
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/No image availableFols ir–ivv) – I(8/No image availableFols 1r–8v) – II(8/No image availableFols 9r–16v) – III(8/No image availableFols 17r–24v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 25r–32v) – V(6+1/s.l. 4, stub after 4/No image availableFols 33r–39v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 40r–47v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 48r–55v) – VIII(8+1/s.l. 2, stub after 8/No image availableFols 56r–64v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 65r–72v) – X(2+1/s.l. 1, stub after 3/No image availableFols 73r–75v) – XI(4/No image availableFols 76r–79v) – XII(6/No image availableFols 80r–85v) – XIII(6/No image availableFols 86r–90v) – XIV(6/No image availableFols 91r–96v) – XV(6/No image availableFols 97r–102v) – XVI(8/No image availableFols 103r–110v) –
Formula: No image availableFols ir–ivv ; No image availableFols 1r–8v ; No image availableFols 9r–16v ; No image availableFols 17r–24v ; No image availableFols 25r–32v ; No image availableFols 33r–39v 4, stub after 4 ; No image availableFols 40r–47v ; No image availableFols 48r–55v ; No image availableFols 56r–64v 2, stub after 8 ; No image availableFols 65r–72v ; No image availableFols 73r–75v 1, stub after 3 ; No image availableFols 76r–79v ; No image availableFols 80r–85v ; No image availableFols 86r–90v ; No image availableFols 91r–96v ; No image availableFols 97r–102v ; No image availableFols 103r–110v ;
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (9), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (4), 13 (6), 14 (6), 15 (6), 16 (6), 17 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (9), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (4), 13 (6), 14 (6), 15 (6), 16 (6), 17 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
European binding, red leather with gilded borders. Imprinted on the spine: Histoir d'Abbisin. Tom III. The inner cover is reinforced with decorative gilded paper with floral pattern. The text block has been trimmed and its edges were gilded. One paper fly leaf each, containing watermarks, at the front and back.
Secondary Bibliography
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Wion, A. 2009. ‘Le Liber Aksumae selon le manuscrit Bodleian Bruce 93 : le plus ancien témoin d’un projet historiographique sans cesse réactivé’, Oriens Christianus, 93 (2009), 135–171. page 134, note 10
Binding decoration
A bookmark of blue textile, very probably European, is attached to the headband.
Binding material
leather
metal
paper
Original binding
No
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–75va, check the viewer1ra–75va ), ንጽሕፍ፡ ዜናሁ፡ ለንጉሥ፡ ኃያል፡ መዋኢ፡ ዘልቡ፡ ውስተ፡ የማኑ፡ ወአዕይንቲሁ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእሱ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ ጥበብ፡ ወፈታሔ፡ ርትዕ። ወጸላኤ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ወርሑቅ፡ እምእከይ። ወስፉሐ፡ እድ፡ በውሂብ፡ ወተወካሊ፡ ላዕለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–75va, check the viewer1ra–75va ንጽሕፍ፡ ዜናሁ፡ ለንጉሥ፡ ኃያል፡ መዋኢ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ role: title ሱስንዮስ፡ ዘልቡ፡ ውስተ፡ የማኑ፡ ወአዕይንቲሁ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእሱ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ ጥበብ፡ ወፈታሔ፡ ርትዕ። ወጸላኤ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ወርሑቅ፡ እምእከይ። ወስፉሐ፡ እድ፡ በውሂብ፡ ወተወካሊ፡ ላዕለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ (CAe 3951)
Language of text:
(The title is stated after a long preface.) (Many parts, up to entire columns, are erased and sometimes rewritten.)Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 1
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Note in black ink.
( fr ) Tome 3 Hist. d'Abissinie
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Note in pencil.
( en ) Reigns of Susneus, Facilidas & Hannes I.
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Note in pencil in the upper margin.
( en ) Susneus
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A large portion of text has been scratched off.
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Scribbles in the lower margin.
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A large portion of text has been scratched off.
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check the viewerFols. 12ra, 14rc, 20vc, 27vb
European names of persons and dates mentioned in the respective text sections written in black ink next to the text.
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On nearly every page, text written in a very small hand has been added above portions of text that have been scratched off.
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A large portion of text has been scratched off.
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The beginnings of chapters are written in a very small hand in the upper or lower margins, probably as cues for the rubricator.
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check the viewerFols. 52r, 59r, 63v
On numerous pages, crosses in pencil or black ink are drawn in the margins.
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30
H | 223mm |
W | 221mm |
Margins | |
top | 26mm |
bottom | 45mm |
right | 33mm |
left | 17mm |
intercolumn | 18mm |
Ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 891
looks ok for measures computed width is: 271mm, object width is: 276mm, computed height is: 294mm and object height is: 303mm.Ruling of codicological unit 1
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
Codicological Unit p2
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 76ra–77vc, check the viewer77ra–78vc ), ታሪክ፡ ዘሐፄ፡ ፋሲል፡
- p2_i3 (check the viewerFols 78ra–108, check the viewer80ra–109vc ), Chronicle of Yohānnǝs I
Contents
check the viewerFols 76ra–77vc, check the viewer77ra–78vc ታሪክ፡ ዘሐፄ፡ ፋሲል፡ (CAe 4640)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወነግሠ፡ ወልዱ፡ ሐፄ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ወስመ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ዓለም፡ ሰገድ፡
check the viewerFols 78ra–108, check the viewer80ra–109vc Chronicle of Yohānnǝs I (CAe 3947)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann ንዌጥን፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ዜናሁ፡ ዘይጥዕም፡ እመዓር፡ ወሦከር፡ ወይትበደር፡ እምወርቅ፡ ወእምእብነ፡ ጳዝዮን፡ ክቡር። ዘይስሕብ፡ አፈ፡ ኀበ፡ ተናግሮቱ፡ ወእዝነ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰሚዖቱ፡ ለክቡር፡ ወዐቢይ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ role: title አእላፍ፡ ሰገድ፡ በጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘተሰምየ፡ በስመ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡
(The end is missing.)Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 2
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Written in pencil in the upper margin.
( ) Faciladas
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Written in the upper margin.
Text in Gǝʿǝz ታሪክ፡ ዘሐፄ፡ ፋሲል።
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Written in pencil in the upper margin.
( ) Hannes
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A large portion of text, written upside down, has been erased.
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 25
H | 217mm |
W | 221mm |
Margins | |
top | 41mm |
bottom | 39mm |
right | 35mm |
left | 18mm |
intercolumn | 15mm |
Ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 892
looks ok for measures computed width is: 274mm, object width is: 276mm, computed height is: 297mm and object height is: 303mm.Ruling of codicological unit 2
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
Palaeography of codicological unit 2
Hand 2
of codicological unit 2Script: Ethiopic
Somewhat slovenly executed.
Ink: Black, red.
Rubrication: Beginnings of sections, parts of numeral and occasional holy names are rubricated.
Secondary Bibliography of codicological unit 2
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Wion, A. 2009. ‘Le Liber Aksumae selon le manuscrit Bodleian Bruce 93 : le plus ancien témoin d’un projet historiographique sans cesse réactivé’, Oriens Christianus, 93 (2009), 135–171. page 135
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