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Or 11718B
- Record Id:
- 032-003434318
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003434318
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071138778.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100132595497.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11718B
- Title:
- Documents relating to the Edition of the teaching of the Abyssinian Church
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Documents relating to the Edition of the teaching of the Abyssinian church.
ff. (1r,2r) Paper, 190 x 242 mm. At the top of each leaf the impressed seal of the Foreign Office. Typewritten letter form Stephen Gaselee to the Reverend Canon R. M. Woolley, D.D., 14 January 1931.
f.3r. Paper; 118 x 188 mm. letter of Stephen Gaselee to the Reverend Canon R. M. Woolley, 27 January 1931.
ff. 4r, 5r. Paper; 190 x 242 mm. Typewritten letter, on Foreign Office notepaper, of Stephen Gaselee to Godfrey Driver, Ref. L 6180/293/405, 18 November 1931.
f.6r. Paper. The same size and heading. Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to S. G. Wright, Ref. L 6180/293/405/, 26 November 1931.
f.7r. Paper. The same size and heading. Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to S. G. Wright, Ref. L 6180/293/405/, 2 December 1931.
f.8r. Paper. The same size and heading. Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to S. G. Wright, Ref. L 6180/293/405/, 22 January 1931.
ff.9r, 10r. Foreign Office notepaper; 190 x 248 mm. Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to the Reverend Canon J. A. Douglas. Ref. L 85/85/405, 23 January 1936.
f.11r. Paper; 230 x 255 mm. Heading: “Imperial Ethiopian Legation’ with the emblem of the Lion of Judah. Letter of the Ethiopian Minister W. Martin to Canon Douglas 13 March.
f.12r. Paper. 114 x 179 mm. Heading: “The Athenaeum”. A copy of the Amharic text from Part A, p. I.
f.13. Paper. 197 x 247 mm. Typewritten translation of the Amharic text.
f.14. Paper; double leaf of 113 x 178 mm.; only the first of them is numbered. Letter from Sirak Herui to Mr. Wright. Without date. S. H. explains a few Amharic expressions.
f.15r-15v. Paper; 205 x 253 mm. Heading: “Church of England Council of Foreign Relations”. Typewritten letter form Canon J. A. Douglas to the Keeper, Department of Oriental Printed Books and MSS, British Museum. 23 January 1941. ff. 16r-26r. Paper; 151 x 232 mm. Notes and translation of the beginning of the Amharic document entitled The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003434318", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 11718B: Documents relating to the Edition of the teaching of the Abyssinian Church" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003434318
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003434318
- 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_100132595497.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. 26 folios of different sizes. 225 x 260 mm. European binding done in the British Museum.
- 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.
- Finding Aids:
- For a more detailed catalogue entry see: Strelcyn, S., 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1877. London: British Museum Publications, pp.82-84.
- Publications:
- Matthew, A. F. The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church, as Set Forth by the Doctors of the Same. Translated by Matthew, A. F. London: Faith Press. 1936. (ETHIOPIA et al., 1936)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)