The manuscript is in good condition. The bookblock - folios generally dusty on all surface and dirty on the outer and lower margins. Some wax spots on many folios are visible The binding - bare wooden boards are dirty.
Gädlä hawariyat - Lives of the Apostles [1495-1505]
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The bookblock - in good condition. Some brown stains in different parts of the book are visible. Small losses of the folios in the part of text (76, 80, 81, 199). The binding - bare wooden boards in good condition. Repairs of sewing in different parts of the bookblock.
The bookblock - in quite good condition. Folios are dirty mainly on the outer margins through all the book. The binding - wooden boards covered with leather in quite good condition. Some cracks of the leather in the head and the tail of the spine are visible.
[Gädlä] Arägawi mänfäsawi - Life of Arägawi [1600-1699]
Scope & Content:
The bookblock - deformed. Folios are dirty on all the 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 bookblock....
Dersanä Mikael - Homilies on Saint Michael [1700-1799]
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The bookblock - folios are strongly deformed and very dirty on outer and lower margins as the effect of leafing through the manuscript with fingers. Strong water stains on folios: 48-54 are visible. The binding - The surface of the leather is very dirty and damaged near the corners and edges of t...
The bookblock - is deformed and all the folios are very dirty, especially on outer and lower margins. Additionally the margins of all folios are yellowish and very brittle, mainly as an effect of high air temperature. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment a...
Dersanä sänbätat & Reyä Maryam - Homilies on the Sabbath day and The Vision of Mary [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is in good condition. The bookblock - the parchment folios are slightly dusty and dirty, mainly on the outer margins. The binding - bare boards, never covered are slightly dirty.
Gädlä Täklä Haymanot - Life of Täklä Haymanot [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript and its binding generally is in quite good condition. The bookblock - dirty on the outer margins of most folios, particular in the first few quires. The binding - in good condition with the exception of some damages of the leather in the lower corners of the boards.
Haddis kidan - New Testament: Pauline letters, Acts [1700-1899]
Scope & Content:
The bookblock - very deformed and dirty on all surface and especially on outer and lower margins of first folios. The edges of the margins of all folios are brownish and very brittle, mainly as an effect of high air temperature. The binding - secondarily used bare wooden boards are dirty. Front c...