Subject: Monasteries - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/6
Title:: Beluy kidan - Old Testament books (Jubilees and the prophets) [1595-1605]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. Especially damaged is initial and final part of the book, were dark water stains on all margins are visible. Edges of folios are very weak, brittle, shrunken and in dark-brown...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1595-1605
Extent:: 430 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/7
Title:: Mäshafä berhan - The Book of Light [1495-1505]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is generally in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken in all margins due to water damage. Especially damaged is initial and final part of the book, were the most serious losses of parchment occur. Edges of folios are very weak, brittle, shrunken and in dark-brown c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1495-1505
Extent:: 183 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/8
Title:: Synodos (Corpus Juris Ecclesiastical) [14th century-15th century]
Scope & Content:: This Ethiopian manuscript contains Synodos, an apostolic Canons after Ascension; a collection of canonical-liturgical writing dealing with various aspects of ecclesiastical practice of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The manuscript is generally in a very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, s...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 14th century-15th century
Extent:: 175 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/9
Title:: Genzät - Burial Ritual [1900-1999]
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is in quite good condition. The bookblock - folios are dusty with some dirt in the corners. The binding - the leather is dusty and its surface is scratched and partly worn away.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1900-1999
Extent:: 223 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/10
Title:: Mäshafä mänakosat - The Book of Monks [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is generally in bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken on upper and lower margins due to water damage. All folios are dusty on all surface, but especially on all margins. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can be observed. Especial...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 50 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/11
Title:: Mäshafä mestirä sämay wä-medr - The Book of Mysteries of Heaven and Earth [1600-1799]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is in quite bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, shrunken on all margins due to water damage. All folios are dusty on all surface. A strong brown water stains on all margins are visible. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can be observed....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1600-1799
Extent:: 141 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/12
Title:: ደቂቀ ነቢያት "Minor Prophets” [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 the inner margin in the entire book. In this region next damages, losses and cracks are visible. Addit...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1495-1505
Extent:: 298 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP704/2/13
Title:: Mäshafä Sawiros - The Book of Severus [1645-1655]
Scope & Content:: Manuscript is in bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, wavy and shrunken on all margins due to water damage on most of folios. A strong brown water stains are visible in part of folios: from 1 to 37 and from 87 to 165. In the second part most of folios are cracked and weakened in the inner mar...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 1645-1655
Extent:: 172 tiff images

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

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