Veroli, Monumento Nazionale Abbazia di Casamari, MNC-001
Massimo Villa
Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft
Collection:
Other identifiers: MS 29, Inventory number: 50426 ,
General description
Book of Isaiah, Book of Daniel, Book of Enoch, Old Testament Wisdom books, Minor prophets
Number of Text units: 21
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1500-1699
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–36rc ), Book of Isaiah
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 36ra–49vc ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 50va–80vc ), Maṣḥafa Henok
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 81ra–97vb ), ʾIyob
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 97vc–111va ), Proverbs
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 111va–116ra ), Ecclesiastes
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 116ra–125vc ), Ṭǝbaba Salomon
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 125vc–128rc ), Song of Songs
- ms_i9
(check the viewerFols 128va–156rc ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i9.1 (check the viewerFols 128va–133ra ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i9.2 (check the viewerFols 133rb–137ra ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- ms_i9.3 (check the viewerFols 137ra–140ra ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i9.4 (check the viewerFols 140ra–142ra ), Book of Joel
- ms_i9.5 (check the viewerFols 142ra–142va ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- ms_i9.6 (check the viewerFols 142va–143vc ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i9.7 (check the viewerFols 143vc–145ra ), Book of Nahum
- ms_i9.8 (check the viewerFols 145ra–146rc ), Book of Habakkuk
- ms_i9.9 (check the viewerFols 146rc–147vc ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- ms_i9.10 (check the viewerFols 147vc–148vc ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- ms_i9.11 (check the viewerFols 148vc–154va ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- ms_i9.12 (check the viewerFols 154va–156rc ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 1v
St George and the Dragon
Legend: ( gez ) ስእሌሁ፡ ሚካኤል፡
The miniature, erroneously described as St Michael, must have been added recently. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 49v
Daniel and two lions
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 156vc
St Michael
Legend: ( gez ) ሚካኤል፡
Secondary Bibliography
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Brita, A., K. Helmholz, S. Hummel, and M. Villa 2017. ‘Three Collections of Gǝʿǝz Manuscripts Recently Surveyed in Italy: An Inventory’, Aethiopica, 20 (2017), 167–189. 181
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 270mm |
Width | 243mm |
Depth | 74mm |
Leaf dimensions | |
Height | mm |
Width | mm |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 10 |
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9 | 8 | 10 |
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10 | 9 | 11 |
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11 | 10 | 8 |
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12 | 11 | 8 |
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13 | 12 | 8 |
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14 | 13 | 10 |
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15 | 14 | 10 |
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16 | 15 | 8 |
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17 | 16 | 10 |
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18 | 17 | 10 |
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19 | 18 | 4 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q1 and n A is made of 1 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
- Quire with id:q10 and n 9 is made of 11 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Two holes on the front and back board, probably intended to host a buckle. Tears repaired on check the viewerfols. 51, 128, 155 .
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with tooled leather; guard cover. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Two pairs of chains of the endband stitches at the spine cover.Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30
H | 190 |
W | 193 |
Margins | |
top | 32mm |
bottom | 48mm |
left | 15mm |
right | 33mm |
intercolumn | 10mm |
Ms Veroli, Monumento Nazionale Abbazia di Casamari, MNC-001 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 241mm, object width is: 243mm, computed height is: 270mm and object height is: 270mm.Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication:
Date: 16th-17th century
16th-17th century Fine and careful handwriting.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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