Subject: Christian literature - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/26
Title:: Ledät lä-Maryam - The Birth of Mary [1495-1505]
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. The glass-like layer of parchment folios can be observed. In mo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1495-1505
Extent:: 180 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/27
Title:: Senkesar - Synaxarion (Lives of saints) [1545-1555]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. The most serious damages occur in first few quires, were dark water stains on all margins and large losses of lower and outer part of folios are visible. Strong water stain is...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1545-1555
Extent:: 282 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/28
Title:: Gädlä sämacetat - Lives of Martyrs [1500-1540]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. The most serious damages occur in first few quires, were dark water stains on all margins and large losses of lower and outer part of folios are visible. Strong water stain is...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1500-1540
Extent:: 706 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/29
Title:: Arganonä Maryam - The Organ of Mary (hymnbook) [1545-1555]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in quite good condition The bookblock - slightly deformed. Loss of upper part of outer margins of all folios. The binding - originally wooden boards covered with leather. Leather margins and central pieces of textile on the inner side are good preserved. Lack of leathe...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1545-1555
Extent:: 205 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/30
Title:: Täamerä Maryam - The Miracles of Mary [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - slightly deformed. All folios are yellowish and the glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment on all margins can be observed. Outer and lower margins of all folios have losses of parchment base to varying degrees. Most seriously damaged are smaller ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 134 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/31
Title:: Täamerä Maryam - The Miracles of Mary [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - slightly deformed. All folios are yellowish and the glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment on all margins can be observed. All folios are dirty, mainly on outer and lower margins. Most seriously damaged are last few folios (196-211), where large ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 220 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/32
Title:: Qerellos - Cyril (collection of patristic writings) [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - all folios are very dirty on all surface and deformed. All folios are yellowish and brownish in the area of outer margin, where parchment is very brittle and shrunk. There are numerous mechanical damages and a large irregular losses of...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 92 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/33
Title:: Wängel zä-Yohannes - Gospel of Saint John [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is in very bad condition. The bookblock - all folios are very dirty on all surface and deformed. All folios are yellowish and brownish in the area of outer margin, where parchment is very brittle and shrunk. Many of bifolios are cracked in the gutters and not connected with the boo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 67 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/34
Title:: Haymanotä abaw - The Faith of the Fathers [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - in quite good condition. All folios are slightly dirty on all surface and wavy. Upper margin is stained with red dye. Weak water stain on the inner margin of folios in last quires is visible. The binding - wooden boards covered with leather. substantial losses of leather on both c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 241 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/35
Title:: Mäwasecet - Antiphonary [1700-1799]
Scope & Content:: The bookblock - in quite good condition. All folios are yellowish and dirty on all surface and especially on outer margins. The glass-like layer of parchment folios can be observed. The binding - very dirty bare wooden boards. Loss of front cover is infiled with the new board and connected with t...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1700-1799
Extent:: 99 tiff images

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