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EAP704/2/11
- Record Id:
- 040-003352148
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003352137
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100036164853.0x00003a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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. Especially damaged are first and last folios, which edges are very weak, brittle, shrunken and in dark-brown colour. The sewing of the book is very weak. The binding - very dirty bare wooden boards.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Monastic archives of Marawe Krestos and Däbrä Abbay
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003352137
040-003352148 - Is part of:
- EAP704/2 : The Monastic Archives of Marawe Krestos (Shire region, Tigray Province, Ethiopia) [1360-1999]
EAP704/2/11 : Mäshafä mestirä sämay wä-medr - The Book of Mysteries of Heaven and Earth [1600-1799] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003352137[0011]/040-003352148
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP704/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 141 tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP704-2-11 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Ethiopic (ge'ez) - Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1600-1799
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.10594
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 38.274049
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Information About Copies:
- The Monastery of Marawe Krestos, The Office of Tourism and Culture of the Tigray, The University of Toronto Scarborough, Uppsala University, The British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Monastery of Marawe Krestos
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)