Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 2
Notes:
Pencilled indication of the title, f. 2b.
Provenance:
Blank spaces have been left for the name of the original owner (f. 6b and passim). Stamp of the Patriarchate Library, ff. 3a, 79a, and 203b. In Patriarchate Library when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 13b-14a: filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
Ff. 203+2
Outer Dimensions:
41.5 x 32.5 cm.
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Makkāklaňňā
Date:
18th/19th century
Scribe:
Walda Gabre'el (colophon, f. 203b).
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Miniatures: 1) F. 1b: Trinity; 2) F. 5a: Madonna and Child enthroned, atteneded by two angels with unsheathed swords; 3) F. 38b: Diptych: a) Madonna and Child enthroned, with two angels, b) Crucifixion of Christ with the two thieves.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 3a-203b
Supplied Title:
The Miracles of Mary [Ta'amra Māryām].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Ff. 2a, 5b, and 38a: blank.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 3a-7a
Supplied Title:
Introduction [Maqdema Ta'amra Māryām].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 3a-4b
Supplied Title:
Introductory rite [Maṣḥafa ser'at].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 4b-6a
Supplied Title:
Hymn to the Virgin Mary "I worship thee" [Esagged laki].
