Saint Petersburg, Rossijskaja Nacionalnaja Biblioteka, RNB SPbDA B III 9
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Turaev cat. IV.7(2)
General description
Psalter
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Acquisition
The manuscript was acquired by Aleksandr Golovin in 1896 during his stay in Ethiopia↗ with the mission of the Red Cross.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 106r and following ), Book of Odes
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 124r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 132r–181v ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Contents
check the viewerFols 124r and following Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)
Language of text:
Starting from MondayDecoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
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The colored miniature depicts St George of Lydda .
- miniature:
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The colored miniature depicts St Mary .
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
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Multi-colored ornamentation at the beginning of Psalms.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Turaev, B. 1906. Ėfiopskija rukopisi v S.-Peterburgě, Pamjatniki ėfiopskoj pis’mennosti, 3 (St Petersburg: Tipografija imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk, 1906). page 108-109
Secondary Bibliography
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Platonov, V. 2017. Rukopisnaja kniga v traditsionnoj kulture Efiopii, ed. E. Gusarova (Sankt-Peterburg: Rossijskaja natsional’naja biblioteka, 2017). page 188
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 126mm |
Width | 88mm |
Binding
The manuscript is wrapped in cloth and put into a slipcase with fastenings.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding with tooled leather.
Original binding
Yes
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Regular, well-trained, but late.info | value |
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Standard date | 1896 |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | julian |
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