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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/54
Title:: Dersanä mädhanä caläm - Homilies on the Saviour of the World [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - in quite good condition. All folios are yellowish and dirty on all. The glass-like layer of parchment folios can be observed. The binding - wooden boards covered with leather. The surface of the leather is slightly damaged near the joints, corners and edges of the boards.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 86 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/55
Title:: Gädlä Gäbrä Mänfäs Qeddus - Life of Gäbrä Mänfäs Qeddus [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - the parchment folios are very dirty, mainly on the outer margins. Many of the folios are brownish and darken on the edges, with the glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment. There is a lot of small spots, smudges and stains visible in many places i...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 89 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/56
Title:: Dersanä Rufael - Homilies on Saint Rafael [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - the parchment folios are very dirty, mainly on the outer margins. Many of the folios are brownish and darken on the edges, with the glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment. There is a lot of small spots, smudges and stains visible in many places i...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 62 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/57
Title:: Mäzmurä Dawit - Psalms of David [1700-1899]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - the parchment folios are very deformed, shrunken in all margins due to large water damage. Strong water stains are visible in outer and inner margins with traces of microbiological infection. Due to water damage in many places text is fuzz...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1700-1899
Extent:: 158 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/58
Title:: Fälasäfä - Book of Philosophers [1600-1699]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - the parchment folios are very deformed, shrunken in all margins due to large water damage. Strong water stains are visible in inner margin with significant traces of microbiological infection. Due to water damage in many places text i...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1699
Extent:: 82 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/59
Title:: Gädlä Anorewos - Life of Anorewos [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - the parchment folios are very deformed, shrunken in all margins due to large water damage. Traces of water stains are visible in all margins. At these areas a strong gelatinization process of parchment can be observed. A large loss of parc...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 65 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/60
Title:: Mäzmurä Dawit - Psalms of David [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - in quite good condition. All folios are yellowish and dirty on all surface. The glass-like layer of parchment folios can be observed. There is a lot of small spots, smudges and stains visible in many places in the bookblock. The binding - wooden boards covered with leather. The su...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 125 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/61
Title:: Dersanä selase - Homilies on the Trinity [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - in quite good condition. All folios are yellowish and dirty on all surface. The glass-like layer of parchment folios can be observed. There is a lot of small spots, smudges and stains visible in many places in the bookblock. The binding - wooden boards covered with leather. The su...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 94 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: L.15.c.6(4)
Title:: The foot of Mount Horeb, with Convent of Sinai & Plain of ther Assemblage. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Frith 182.' Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the valley towards the monastery buildings.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: L.R.420.c.10(11)
Title:: Chieh T'ai Ssu — Western Hills. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from a terrace of the monastery, with a figure contemplating the view: 'The Chieh T'ai Ssu...or Altar of Abstinence is a richly endowed Buddhist monastery some 15 miles from Peking. It was a favourite resort of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung, and the view from its...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1920
Extent:: 1 item

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