Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 2
Provenance:
Copied for Takla Berhan, who paid for it and gave it to Qacane Madhane 'Alam/Dabra Salam (colophon, f. 190a). In Church of the Savior of the World [Madḥānē Ālam] when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 18b, 61b-62a, 78b-80a, 112b-113a, and 135b-136a: filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
Ff. 190+6
Outer Dimensions:
32 x 23.5 cm.
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Gulalē
Date:
20th century
Year Month Day:
1952-3 A.D.
Scribe:
Yasewa Wandemagaññahu/Walda Maryam
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Miniatures: 1) F. 1b: Holy Trinity, with the Son on the Cross, and the Holy Spirit as a dove. Illuminations: ff. 2a, 55a, 89a, and 147a.
Notes:
date in colophon, f. 190a.
Native Date:
1945 EC
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-190a
Supplied Title:
Four Gospels [Arba'tu wangelat].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
The modern chapters are indicated in the text and the verses in the margin. Ff. 1a, 54b, and 87b-88b: blank.
