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EAP704/2/13
- Record Id:
- 040-003352150
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003352137
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100036164853.0x00003c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 margins. All folios are dirty on all surface. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can be observed. Especially damaged are last folios, with strong water stains in dark-brown colour on most of its surface. In all folios is large loss of lower corner extended on outer margin. Last folios have much more extensive losses. The sewing of the book is very weak. The binding - very dirty and damaged bare wooden boards, very weak connected with the bookblock. Back board vertically broken and tied together with thick thread in 4 places.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Monastic archives of Marawe Krestos and Däbrä Abbay
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003352137
040-003352150 - Is part of:
- EAP704/2 : The Monastic Archives of Marawe Krestos (Shire region, Tigray Province, Ethiopia) [1360-1999]
EAP704/2/13 : Mäshafä Sawiros - The Book of Severus [1645-1655] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003352137[0013]/040-003352150
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP704/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 172 tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP704-2-13 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Ethiopic (ge'ez) - Start Date:
- 1645
- End Date:
- 1655
- Date Range:
- 1645-1655
- 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.
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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)