Portland, OR, Steven Delamarter Collection, Delamarter Istanbul Codex Reproduction

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

1. Fol. 145r (Type: GuestText)

   The first stanza of the hymn “Does not a man?” አካኑ፡ ብእሲ፡.

2. Fol. 2v (Type: OwnershipNote)

   Note of ownership by Däjazmač Kǝnfu. Text: ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጥረዮ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ክንፉ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለ(??) ማርያም፡ እግዝእተ፡ ኲሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለመድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ለዝ፡ ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን። Translation: Däjazmač Kǝnfu is the one who bought this book with his wealth and gave it to the Church [??] Maryam, Lady of the Whole World, in order to be for the salvation of body and soul. Anyone who steals it and defaces this Miracles of Jesus and Miracles of George shall be excommunicated by the authority of Peter and Paul.

3. Fol. 117r

   Copied for Wäldä Kiros (systematically erased and replaced by Kǝnfu/ Kǝnfä Rufa’el)

Extras

1. Fols. 1r, 1v, 2r, 150r, 150v

   blank

2. Fol. 148v

   pen trial

3. Fols. 37v, 38r

   Folio stubs visible between

4. Fols. 4r, 12r, 20r, 28r, 37r, 48r, 56r, 64r, 72r, 80r, 88r, 96r

   Numbered quires: quires 1 (4r), 2 (12r), 3 (20r), 4 (28r), 5 (37r), 6 (48r), 7 (56r), 8 (64r), 9 (72r), 10 (80r), 11 (88r), and 12 (96r)

5. Fols. 6v, 13v, 21r, 45r, 49r

   (etc.) words of text are written interlinearly;

6. Fols. 6v, 100v

   lines of text are written interlinearly;

7. f. 140r, col. 1, line 5

   lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┬) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (140r), and in another case where the symbol (+) is used (f. );

8. Fol. 104r

   erasure markings are visible'

9. Fols. 17r, 17v, 28v, 44r, 45r

   (etc.) text has been removed

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

Frame notes

1. frame: Decorative designs: folss. 4r, 9v, 11v, 14v, 17r, 18r, 20v, 24r, 33v, 38r, 38v, 53v, 66r, 68r, 69v, 72v, 77v, 79v, 84v, 87v, 137r, 138r, 141r, 147v, 148v, (line of alternating red and black dots); 3r, 132r, (line of alternating red and black dots with small full-stop symbols interspersed in the line); 6r, 15r, 19r, 20v, 21v, 24v, 28v, 44r, 62r, 125v, 126v, 128r, 129v, 132v, 133r, 135r, 136v, (multiple full-stop symbols); 31r, 34v, 42v, 46r, 47v, (parallel dotted lines of alternating black and red dots); 11r, 98v, 99r, (parallel dotted lines of alternating black and red dots with full-stop symbols between the lines); 18v, 20r, 26r, 27v, 28r, 29v, 33r, 36r, 41r, 50v, 60r, 82r, 89r, 90r, 92v, 94r, 95v, 97v, 137v, 138v, 139v, (multiple full-stop symbols above a line of alternating red and black dots). After 101r, several designs are made without red ink: 104r, 124, (line of black dots); 101r, (multiple full-stop symbols without red dots); 111r, 114r, 117r, 144v, (black dotted line); 103r, 105v, 107r, 108v, 109r, 118v, 121r, (multiple full-stop symbols above black dotted line); 106r, 140r, 140v, 145r (multiple full-stop symbols without red dots above or between parallel lines of black dots)

Miniatures notes

1. miniature: Fol. 2v

   Virgin and Child in a crude hand