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Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8159
Title:: Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 20850-20851
Scope & Content:: Chapters 20850 and 20851 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1562-1572
Extent:: 51 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8192
Title:: Collection of Homilies
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 2r-149v. Collection of homilies by various authors. f 149v. Colophon: The MS was commissioned by Joseph, Governor (nebura'ed) [of Aksum] for the church of Bata Masqal of Gwenagwena.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8746
Title:: Section of a West African Qur'an
Scope & Content:: This work is a section of the Qur'an copied in West Africa (probably Nigeria) running from Sūra 16 (al-Naḥal) to partway through Sūra 21 (al-ʾAnbiyāʾ). The hand is regular but not ornate. Only two colours - black and red - are used. Verse endings are represented by a single black circle, not a ye...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Mid 19th century
Extent:: 43 ff

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8814
Title:: Mazmura Dengel-. Weddase Maryam- Anqäṣä Berhan.-Genealogy of Monks
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1r-165v. Mazmura Dengel-. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም- Anqäṣä Berhan- Sebḥat Dengle-Prayers and Hymns- Genealogy of Monks- Mäṣhafä S’er’at- Malke’ of the Trinity- Miracles of the Virgin Mary.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8816
Title:: ዳዊት, Psalter.
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 3r-155v. Psalms, መዝሙር ዘዳዊት.ff. 155v-171r . ff. 171r-178r. The Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments ff. 179r-178r. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን. Divivded into five sections, all except the first preceded by the doxology: ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8817
Title:: The Gospel of St John and Malké of the Trinity.
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1r-88r. The Gospel of St John, ወንጌለ ዮሐንስ. The division of the text for the days of the week is indicated by two different hands: f. 16r. Saturday, የቅዳሜ. f. 27r. Wednesday, ዘረቡዕ. f. 41v. Thursday, ዘሐሙስ. Erased and supplied by Wednesday, ዘረቡዕ. f. 55r. F...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8818
Title:: Theological work.
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r- 84v. ʾAʿmāda meśṭir “The Five Pillars of Mystery”, Senna Fetratat, and Mezgaba Haymanot.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8820
Title:: ዳዊት, The Psalms.
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1r-148r. Psalms, መዝሙር ዘዳዊት. ff. 148r-163v. The Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments. ff. 171v-182v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን. ff. 182v-189r. The Praises of Mary, Anqäṣä Berhan.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8822
Title:: Enoch-Job- Daniel- First Book (Or the Apocalypse) of Esdras- Ecclesiastics.
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 2r-35r. Enoch. ሄኖክ ff. 35v-51v. Job. ኢዮብ ff.51v-63r. Daniel. ዳንኤል ff.63r-79r. First Book (or Apocalypse) of Esdras. ዕዝራ ff. 79r-88v. Ecclesiasticus I, መጽሐፈ መክብብ, I-XXI, 9. The spaces for rubrication have been left black.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 8824
Title:: The Miracles of Jesus Christ, ተአምረ ኢየሱስ.
Scope & Content:: An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 2r-179v The Miracles of Jesus Christ, ተአምረ ኢየሱስ. 42 miracles of Jesus Christ. Number of illustrations: 40 miniatures illustrating the Miracles of Jesus. (ff. 3v, 13r, 15r, 22v, 25v, 27v,29v,30v,31v,34v,38r,41r,42v,45v,47v,49v,51v,54v,56v,58v,60v,63v,65v,...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Geez
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

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