Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 3
Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 108
General description
Alwan Codex 3
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Reign of King Iyyasu I (1682-1706)
Provenance
Part of lot of six mss sent by Mohammad Alwan in December 2006.
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1–165
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–129v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 129v–142v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 142v–149r
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 150r–160r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 160r–165v
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 164v–165v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–129v
Contents
Fols 1–165
Language of text:
Fols 1r–129v
Fols 164v–165v
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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(Type: GuestText)
Excerpt of Gospel of John Ch. 1
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Fol. ir(ecto) (Type: OwnershipNote)
Later owner's name አለቀ፡ ተፈሪ፡
Extras
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Insufficiently legible
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Insufficiently legible
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Quires 2-3 numbered
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Scribal intervention: words of text are written interlinearly folss. 3v, 5r, 6v, 8v, 10r, 16r, , etc.; and lines of text are written interlinearly 10v, 12v, 14v, 28r, 34r, , etc.; erasure markings are visible f. 19v, line 16 ; text has been removed f. 37r, line 4 ; f. 38v, line 1 ; f. 39r, line 9 , etc.
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This scribe has avoided the problem of lines of text too long to fit on one line by adopting an aspect ratio that leaves ample room for the width of most lines. On a few occasions, the line would have been too long and the scribe finishes the end of the line with words written smaller so as to avoid leftover text (e.g., folss. 26v, 27r, 28r, 28v, ). Occasionally a line is too long and has to be completed above or below the end of the line (e.g., 7r, 41r, 44r, 48v, 58v ).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 7 s.
Frame notes
- frame:
Decorative designs, many folios employ line of alternating red and black dots as section divider
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 4r
Nativity of Jesus with captions (left to right) Legend: Text in ቅዱስ፡ ዮሴፍ, ሊደተ፡ ክርስቶስ, and ቅድስት፡ ሳሎሜ
- miniature:
Fol. 36r
Annunciation with captions (left to right) Legend: Text in ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል, እግዚእትነ፡ ማርያም፡, ብስራት, መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡
- miniature: Fol. 55r
- miniature:
Fol. 84v
Baptism of Jesus with captions (left to right) Legend: Text in እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡, ከመ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አጥመቀ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ, እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ, ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡, ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡
- miniature:
Fol. 111v
Moses Receiving Law with captions (left to right) Legend: Text in እኁ፡ አሮን፡, ቅዱስ፡ ሙሴ፡, ጽለተ፡ ሙሴ, እኅቱ፡ ማርያም፡
- miniature:
Fol. 147v
David Playing the Harp with captions (left to right) Legend: Text in መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡, ቅዱስ፡ ዳዊት,
- miniature: Fol. 163v
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 185mm |
Width | 172mm |
Depth | 78mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 1 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 9 |
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4 | 3 | 9 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 7 |
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13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 9 |
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17 | 16 | 10 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 8 |
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Quire 17 |
19 | 18 | 10 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection sheet: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2: 5, stub after 4
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Notes: 1)
Quire 3: 5, stub after 5
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1)
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6: 2, stub after 7 5, stub after 4
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1)
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
Quire 11: 4, stub before 5
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Notes: 1)
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15: 5, stub before 6
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Notes: 1)
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire 17
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Quire 18: 10, stub before 1 1, stub before 10
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub
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Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (9), 4 (9), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (10), 12 (7), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (9), 17 (10), 18 (8), 19 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (9), 4 (9), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (10), 12 (7), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (9), 17 (10), 18 (8), 19 (10),
Binding
Four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to two rough-hewn boards, tooled leather covering extends from one-third of the back cover around most of the spine and appears to have extended one one-third of the front cover, headband.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 17-20mm |
bottom | 37-42mm |
right | 12mm |
left | 12mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 3 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 172mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 185mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1 Psalter (CAe 2701) Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Fol. 1r (lines 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 18) in red to mark beginning of Psalms. እግዚአብሔር Fol. 150r (lines 1, 3, 7, and 8) in red to mark the beginning of the Praises of Mary. ms_i5 not found in this file Content Item 1.6 , item 1 Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt (CAe 1190) እግዚአብሔር ms_i5 not found in this file Content Item 1.6 , item 1 Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt (CAe 1190) ማርያም
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