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Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 89

Dorothea Reule

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/BDLbruce89
Bodleian Library[view repository]

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

    1. (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

    • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 81ab

    Secondary Bibliography

    • 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

    +NaN (leaf) .Entered as iv + 110 (formae 4ae ) 303 276 45 296 270 (Data on leaves dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 29r .) 2475 (g, weight) .Entered as 2475
    Outer dimensions
    Height 303mm
    Width 276mm
    Depth 45mm
    Leaf dimensions
    Height 296mm
    Width 270mm

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures: 1 written in black ink in the upper left corner of No image availablefols. ir, ; ፩ in the upper left corner of No image available1r, ; traces of a European numeral, probably 3, cut off, and ፪ in the upper left corner of No image available9r, ; 4 and ፫ in the upper left corner of No image available17r, ; traces of a European numeral, cut off, and ፬ in the upper left corner of No image available25r, ; traces of a European numeral, cut off, and ፭ in the upper left corner of No image available33r, ; traces of a European numeral, cut off, and ፮ in the upper left corner of No image available40r, ; traces of a European numeral, possibly 8, cut off, in the upper left corner of No image available48r, ; 9, cut off, in the upper left corner of No image available56r, ; traces of a European numeral, probably 10, cut off, in the upper left corner of No image available65r, ; 11 in the upper left corner of No image available73r, ; very small remains of black ink in the upper left corner of No image available76r, ; 13 in the upper left corner of No image available80r, ; 14 in the upper left corner of No image available86r, ; traces of a European numeral, cut off, in the upper left corner of No image available91r, ; 16 in the upper left corner of No image available97r, ; traces of a European numeral, cut off, in the upper left corner of No image available103r.

    Collation diagrams



    Quire ID:q1, number:A
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


    Quire ID:q2, number:1
    Collation diagram Quire 2 5 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


    Quire ID:q3, number:2
    Collation diagram Quire 3 13 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


    Quire ID:q4, number:3
    Collation diagram Quire 4 21 28 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


    Quire ID:q5, number:4
    Collation diagram Quire 5 29 36 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    4, stub after 4
    Quire ID:q6, number:5
    Collation diagram Quire 6 37 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


    Quire ID:q7, number:6
    Collation diagram Quire 7 44 51 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


    Quire ID:q8, number:7
    Collation diagram Quire 8 52 59 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    2, stub after 8
    Quire ID:q9, number:8
    Collation diagram Quire 9 60 68 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q10, number:9
    Collation diagram Quire 10 69 76 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    1, stub after 3
    Quire ID:q11, number:10
    Collation diagram Quire 11 77 Unit #1 Unit #2


    Quire ID:q12, number:11
    Collation diagram Quire 12 80 83 Unit #1 Unit #2


    Quire ID:q13, number:12
    Collation diagram Quire 13 84 89 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


    Quire ID:q14, number:13
    Collation diagram Quire 14 90 95 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


    Quire ID:q15, number:14
    Collation diagram Quire 15 96 101 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


    Quire ID:q16, number:15
    Collation diagram Quire 16 102 107 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


    Quire ID:q17, number:16
    Collation diagram Quire 17 108 115 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    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

    • 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

    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

      1. check the viewerFol. ir

        Note in black ink.

        ( fr ) Tome 3 Hist. d'Abissinie

      2. check the viewerFol. iir

        Note in pencil.

        ( en ) Reigns of Susneus, Facilidas & Hannes I.

      3. check the viewerFol. 1r

        Note in pencil in the upper margin.

        ( en ) Susneus

      4. check the viewerFols 2rc–2vb

        A large portion of text has been scratched off.

      5. check the viewerFol. 3r

        Scribbles in the lower margin.

      6. check the viewerFol. 3vb

        A large portion of text has been scratched off.

      7. 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.

      8. On nearly every page, text written in a very small hand has been added above portions of text that have been scratched off.

      9. check the viewerFol. 35vc

        A large portion of text has been scratched off.

      10. check the viewerFols 64r–77v

        The beginnings of chapters are written in a very small hand in the upper or lower margins, probably as cues for the rubricator.

      11. 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
      (Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 29r .)

      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.

      Palaeography of codicological unit 1

    1. Hand 1

      of codicological unit 1

      Script: Ethiopic

      Very well executed, apparently written at the time of Susǝnyos and corrected after his death.

    2. Codicological Unit p2

      Summary of codicological unit 2

      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

        1. check the viewerFol. 77r

          Written in pencil in the upper margin.

          ( ) Faciladas

        2. check the viewerFol. 77r

          Written in the upper margin.

          Text in Gǝʿǝz ታሪክ፡ ዘሐፄ፡ ፋሲል።

        3. check the viewerFol. 80r

          Written in pencil in the upper margin.

          ( ) Hannes

        4. check the viewerFol. 110r

          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
        (Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. .)

        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

      1. Hand 2

        of codicological unit 2

        Script: 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

        • 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

        • Publication Statement

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          Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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          Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
          pubPlace
          Hamburg
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          10.10.2022 at 18:43:18
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          4.5.2022
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          BDLbruce89

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        Revision history

        • Eugenia Sokolinski added EMIP on 4.5.2022
        • Dorothea Reule Updated with codicological information (msparts, collation, foliation, dimensions, layout, condition, extras) during consultation of the manuscript. on 5.2.2020
        • Solomon Gebreyes corrections to fidal on 18.9.2017
        • Dorothea Reule Additions on 8.8.2017
        • Dorothea Reule Added binding description on 26.7.2017
        • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 12.5.2017
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