Subject: Monasteries / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/20
Title:: Filkesyus Philoxenus of Mabbug [1595-1605]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - in quite good condition with the exception of first and last folios, which are dirty, spotted with traces of water stain. All parchment folios are slightly deformed and dirty on all surface. Sewing was repaired. The binding - bare wooden boards, originally covered with leather. On...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1595-1605
Extent:: 149 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/21
Title:: Mälaektä pawlos - Letters of Saint Paul [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - deformed . Folios are very dirty on all surface and especially on the outer and lower margins. A glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment can also be observed on all folios. Some traces of flies droppings are visible in different places in bookbloc...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 45 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/22
Title:: Gädlä Märcawe Krestos - The Life of Märcawe Krestos [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - generally is in good condition. Folios are slightly deformed, dusty on all surface and dirty in the corners. Some dark spots on the surface of folios 75 and 77 are visible. The binding - wooden boards covered with leather- is dirty. Surface of leather is scraped on the edges of th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 129 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/23
Title:: Gädlä hawariyat - The Lives of the Apostles [1500-1540]
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 all margins almost in the entire book. Particularly damaged with numerous losses, cracks, tears and wa...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1500-1540
Extent:: 599 tiff images

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