Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Monasteries - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/10
Title:: Mäshafä mänakosat - The Book of Monks [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken on upper and lower margins due to water damage. All folios are dusty on all surface, but especially on all margins. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can be observed. Especial...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 50 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/11
Title:: Mäshafä mestirä sämay wä-medr - The Book of Mysteries of Heaven and Earth [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is in quite bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken on all margins due to water damage. All folios are dusty on all surface. A strong brown water stains on all margins are visible. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can be observed....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 141 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/12
Title:: ደቂቀ ነቢያት "Minor Prophets” [1495-1505]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is extremely damaged. The bookblock - all folios are very deformed and dirty on all surface. A strong, very dark water-stain with traces of microbiological infection is visible on the inner margin in the entire book. In this region next damages, losses and cracks are visible. Addit...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1495-1505
Extent:: 298 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/13
Title:: Mäshafä Sawiros - The Book of Severus [1645-1655]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is in bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, wavy and shrunken on all margins due to water damage on most of folios. A strong brown water stains are visible in part of folios: from 1 to 37 and from 87 to 165. In the second part most of folios are cracked and weakened in the inner mar...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1645-1655
Extent:: 172 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/14
Title:: Gädlä Yohannes mätmäq - The Life of John the Baptist [1460-1499]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, wavy and shrunken on all margins due to water damage on most of folios. Margins of first and last part of manuscript are very damaged. The edges of all folios are very dark, brownish and very brittle, mainly as an effect of high air t...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1460-1499
Extent:: 135 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/15
Title:: Deggwa - Hymnbook [1700-1799]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - deformed and dirty on all surface. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can also be observed, especially on first and last folios. There are numerous losses and different damages of many folios. All folios have loss of lower corner due to ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1700-1799
Extent:: 132 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/16
Title:: Nägärä Maryam - The Story of Mary [1360-1399]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - the parchment folios are very deformed and dirty. The edges of all folios are brownish and brittle, mainly as an effect of high air temperature. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can also be obs...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1360-1399
Extent:: 374 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/17
Title:: Mäshafä gubae - Book of Praises [1600-1699]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - very deformed and dirty on all surface. All folios are yellowish and the glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment on all margins can be observed. There are numerous smaller water-stains, smudges and spots visible on almost all folios. Some bifolios...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1699
Extent:: 207 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/18
Title:: Dersanä Mikael - Homilies on Saint Michael [1595-1605]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - very deformed and dirty on all surface. All folios are yellowish and the glass-like layer on all margins can be observed. There are numerous smaller water-stains, smudges and spots visible on almost all folios. Large water stains on in...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1595-1605
Extent:: 75 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/19
Title:: Senkesar - Synaxarion (Lives of saints) [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - generally in quite good condition. Parchment folios are slightly deformed and dirty on all surface, but especially on lower corner. Sewing repaired. The binding - wooden boards bound in leather. Leather is deteriorated with losses on edges and in the corners. Leather spine residua...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 218 tiff images

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