Language: Geez / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/2
Title:: Gädlä säma'etat ("Lives of martyrs") [1360-1399]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in the margins due to water damage. Folios are dusty on all surface, but especially on all margins. The edges of all folios are yellowish and very brittle. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization proces...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1360-1399
Extent:: 370 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/3
Title:: Zena ayhud - The Story of the Jews [1595-1605]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - damaged, deformed and dirty especially on all margins. Large losses of upper and lower margins through all bookblock. Water stains in different areas of bookblock are visible. The edges of all folios are yellowish, very brittle and sh...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1595-1605
Extent:: 174 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/4
Title:: Senodos - Book of Assembly [1595-1605]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. Especially damaged are first folios, which edges are very weak, brittle, shrunken and in dark-brown colour. All folios are dusty on all surface, but especially on all margins. The glas...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1595-1605
Extent:: 51 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/5
Title:: Henok - The Book of Enoch [1600-1699]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in quite good condition. The bookblock - folios are dirty especially on all surface. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment on all margins, can be clearly observed. There are numerous smaller water-stains, smudges and spots visibl...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1699
Extent:: 220 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/6
Title:: Beluy kidan - Old Testament books (Jubilees and the prophets) [1595-1605]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. Especially damaged is initial and final part of the book, were dark water stains on all margins are visible. Edges of folios are very weak, brittle, shrunken and in dark-brown...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1595-1605
Extent:: 430 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/7
Title:: Mäshafä berhan - The Book of Light [1495-1505]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. Especially damaged is initial and final part of the book, were the most serious losses of parchment occur. Edges of folios are very weak, brittle, shrunken and in dark-brown c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1495-1505
Extent:: 183 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/8
Title:: Synodos (Corpus Juris Ecclesiastical) [14th century-15th century]
Scope & Content:: This Ethiopian manuscript contains Synodos, an apostolic Canons after Ascension; a collection of canonical-liturgical writing dealing with various aspects of ecclesiastical practice of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The manuscript is generally in a very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, s...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 14th century-15th century
Extent:: 175 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/9
Title:: Genzät - Burial Ritual [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is in quite good condition. The bookblock - folios are dusty with some dirt in the corners. The binding - the leather is dusty and its surface is scratched and partly worn away.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 223 tiff images

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

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