Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 3
Provenance:
Stamp of the Patriarchate Library, ff. 1a, 52a, 73a, and 133a. In Patriarchate Library when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 24b-25a, 84b, 86b, 94b-95a, and 172b: filmed twice
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
Ff. 185+2
Outer Dimensions:
33 x 26 cm.
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Makkākalaňňā
Date:
20th century
Year Month Day:
2 June 1961 A.D.
Scribe:
Marigeta Kenafa Regb/Walda Aklog son of Marigeta Attalel/Gabra Iyyasus of Gwanno Gabre'el/Dabra Mankerat (foreword, f. 4a, and colophon, f. 185b).
Music:
The text is furnished with Ethiopian musical notation.
Support:
Parchment
Representational Decoration:
Illuminations, ff. 61a, 87a, 96a, 121a, 138a, and 164a. Ornamental design, f. 50a.
Other Decoration:
Miniatures: 1) F. 86b: St. Gabriel the Archangel; 2) F. 95b: Nativity of Christ; 3) F. 120b: Clergyman (=St. Yared?) with prayer stick and sistrum, standing before a church; 4) F. 163a: Virgin Mary enthroned, attended by two angels.
