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Or 685

Record Id:

032-003346661

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003346661

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100035884408.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100149948662.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 685

Title:

ገድለ ሐዋርያት The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles ገድለ ሐዋርያት.

f. 2r. Portrait of St. Gebre Menfes Kidus ገብረ መንፈስ ቅዱስ

f. 3v. Portrait of The Holy Trinity.

f. 3r. Portrait of St. George

f. 4v. Portrait of Virgin and Child

f. 5r. Acts of the Apostles ገድለ ሐዋርያት ዘቅዱስ መድኃኔ ዓልም.

f. 14r. The Acts of St. Peter

f. 16v. The Martyrdom of St. Paul

f. 19v. The Discourse of Dionysius the Areopagite

f. 28r. The Preaching of St. Simon, the son of Cleopas

f. 27r. Martyrdom of St. Simon, the son of Cleopas

f. 31v. The Preaching of St. James the Just

f. 30r. Martyrdom of St. James the Just.

f. 34r. The Acts of St. Andrew.

f. 51r. The Preaching of St. Bartholomew

f. 47r. Martyrdom St. Bartholomew

f. 59v The Acts of St. Matthew

f. 53r. Martyrdom St. Matthew

f. 61v. The Martyrdom of St. Luke,

f. 68v. The Preaching of St. Philip,

f. 65r. Martyrdom of St. Phillip.

f. 71r. The Preaching of S. Andrew at አክራድ and ልድያ.

f. 89v. The Acts of St. Andrew and Bartholomew,

f. 78r. Martyrdom of St. Andrew.

f. 93r. Death of St. John,

f. 103r.The Life of St. John, by Prochorus,

f. 108r The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Alphseus.

f. 118r. The Preaching of St. Matthias,

f. 110r. Martyrdom of St. Matthias.

f. 123v. The Acts of St. James, the son of Zebedee

f. 119v. Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Zebedee

f. 126r. The Martyrdom of St. Mark

f. 189v. The Acts of St. Thomas

f. 130r; Martyrdom of St. Thomas

f. 144r. The Martyrdom of St. Jude or Thaddaeus,

Owner, ገብረ፡, ሚካኤል፡ ሣህለ፡ and ማርያም ኂሩተ ድንግል።

This manuscript is illuminated by 28 miniatures illustrating the Miracles of Jesus (ff. 2v, 3r,3v, 4r, 17r, 17v, 26r, 26v, 29r, 29v, 46r, 46v, 62r, 62v, 70v, 92r, 92v, 107r, 107v, 109r, 120r, 125r, 129r, 129v, 143r, 143v,148v, 149r)

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003346661

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003346661

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100149948662.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

18th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, ff.149. (i+149+ii). 304 x 251 mm. In 2 columns, 25 lines. In the original boards, lined with green silk and covered with stamped leather.

Custodial History:

Usage Statement: The Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.

On f.144r– a ገደለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘቅ’፡ መ፡ ዓለም፡, i.e [belonging to the Church] of the Saviour of the World’ at Magdala.

Finding Aids:

For a more detailed catalogue entry see:Wright, William, Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 (London: The British Museum, 1877), pp 70-71.

Publications:

Budge, E. A. W., 1976. The contendings of the Apostles (Masḥafa Gadla Hạwâryât): Being the Ethiopic version of the histories of the lives, martyrdoms and deaths of the twelve Apostles and Evangelists. Amsterdam: Philo Press.

Chojnacki, S., 1983. Major themes in Ethiopian painting: Indigenous developments, the influence of foreign models, and their adaptation from the 13th to the 19th century. Wiesbaden: F. Steiner.

Leroy, J., 1967. Ethiopian painting in the late Middle Ages and under the Gondar dynasty. London: Merlin.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)