Dabra Koreb We Qeraneyo Medhanealem Monastery [14th-17th centuries]
Scope & Content:
The literary content covers not only the field it was designed for i.e. religion but also philosophy, history, social law and statecraft, culture, and last but not least, the technical sciences including Mathematics and Astronomy, Astrology, Architecture, Medicine and the Fine Arts and several a...
It is a composition of different stories pertinent to the life and deeds of Jesus Christ. It is used in the church as a prayer book. It is a hardbound volume made from wood covered with damp leather. The leather is covered by cloth; and it is decorated with silver and gold. It has 164 folios. T...
It is a parchment manuscript of different prayers composed from the Psalms. According to the chief guardian of the collection, it was brought from one of the churches of Lalibela in Wollo. It has a big colophon which describes about the establishment of the monastery and the number of books and ...
It is a volume consists of about 38 homilies and miracles pertinent to the Archangel Mikael. The codice is categorised in the literary tradition as a prayer book. A name Wolete Israel is written in colophon for she possibly might be the one who sponsored the scribe of the book. The manuscript...
The codice includes about 49 miracles of Mary. There is also a prayer praising Mary. It is a hardbound volume made from wood covered with damp leather. The manuscript is in a bad situation and part of the first 13 folios have been damaged by water. The 207 folio manuscript measures 32x28.5x8....
From some readings, the book is authored by a certain Feleskis who is not known in the tradition. It discusses about different biblical stories. Badly kept manuscript which may have resulted from the fact that it was intensively used by someone as a prayer book. Two columns. It has 126 folios a...
It is a prayer book which is composed of different homilies pertinent to Ruphael, the Archangel. It has also some miracles of Mikael and Suraiel. According to some readings from the manuscript, it is authored by John Chrysostom. The manuscript seems to be a personal copy of a certain Wolete Giyo...