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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1
Title:: Manuscript Collection at the Monastery of St Saviour in Old Jerusalem
Scope & Content:: The collection contains 553 codices and rotuli, dating from the 12th to the 20th century and written in eight languages: Ethiopic, Arabic, Armenian, Corali, Greek, Hebrew, Miniati, Latin, Italian, Spanish, Coptic and Syriac. The texts present great variety and contain theological and philosophica...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, French, Geez, German, German, Old High, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Maltese, Portuguese, Samaritan, Spanish, Syriac, Turkish, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:: 12th century-20th century
Extent:: 273814 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/1
Title:: Mäzmurä dawit -Book of psalms
Scope & Content:: Psaltar and other texts belonging to the Ethiopian psaltar. Physical condition of originals: 345pp + 8 at the beginning and 11 at the end empty; 182x125cm industrial paper; black, red ink; industrial colours; Decoration: pages with guilded edges; headings in the form of ornamented band (haräg – t...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1884
Extent:: 399 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/2
Title:: [Miscellanea ]
Scope & Content:: Miscellanea : 1. Mälk’ә Maryam - “Effigy of Mary";2. "Effigy of Jesus"; 3."Effigy of the Savior of the World"; 4. Anaphora by Cyriacos of Behnesa (Qeddәse Maryam). Physical condition of originals: 99ff; 140x100 cm parchment; black & red ink. Decoration; elaborated punctuation signs; line fill...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1881-1905
Extent:: 224 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/3
Title:: awit - Psalter (incomplete)
Scope & Content:: Psalter, incomplete. Physical condition of originals: 128 ff; 147x135cm parchment; black and red ink; unbound. Decoration: simple band (haräg) on f. 30v. Condition: ms in need of conservation; ff. 21r-27v large parts of folios missing; ff. 95r-116v in loose pieces put together for photographing
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 254 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/4
Title:: [Missal]
Scope & Content:: Missal . Physical condition of originals: 38 ff; 10x10 cm parchment; black and red ink; wooden cover. Condition: most of the folios water stained; back cover broken but repaired.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 86 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/5
Title:: Miscellanea
Scope & Content:: ff. 1v-4v: Collection of religious poetry sälam; incomplete. ff. 5r- 64r: Commentary (andǝmta) to Faith of the Fathers (Haymanotä Abäw). Physical condition of originals: 64 ff; 17x12 cm parchment; black&red ink; lacunas in same rubrics; wooden cover. Decoration: ff. 5r, 15v: decorative bands ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Amharic and Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 135 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/6
Title:: Miscellanea
Scope & Content:: 3r-44v: Didactic work: Mäʿǝdan ([Spiritual] Instruction), in Amharic;45r-58v: Introduction to the Miracles of Mary (Tä’ammǝrä Maryam) and five miracles –last text not finished ;59v-68v: Anaphora of Mary by Kyriako’s of Behnesa – text not finished; 69r-76v: Marian prayer; 77r - 82v: Moses’ story a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Amharic and Geez
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 207 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/7
Title:: Miscellanea
Scope & Content:: Contents: Extra f. verso: notes in Amharic;ff. 1r -111r: Arganonä Wǝddase (The Organ of Prise), text glorifying the Virgin Mary ascribed to Giyorgis of Sägla (14th/15th c);ff. 111v – 114v: Mäftǝḥä śǝray (collection of magic prayers), not complete; Physical condition of originals: 114 ff; 18x19 cm...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Amharic and Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 239 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP823/1/1/8
Title:: fragment
Scope & Content:: 1r-3v: List of the Marian fests with dates of commemoration. Physical condition of originals: 6 ff; 19.5x15 cm. Parchment, black&red ink; quire composed of 6 loose folios
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 8 tiff images

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