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EAP704/2/14
- Record Id:
- 040-003352151
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003352137
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100036164853.0x00003d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP704/2/14
- Title:
- Gädlä Yohannes mätmäq - The Life of John the Baptist [1460-1499]
- Scope & Content:
- Manuscript is in very bad condition. The bookblock - deformed, wavy and shrunken on all margins due to water damage on most of folios. Margins of first and last part of manuscript are very damaged. The edges of all folios are very dark, brownish and very brittle, mainly as an effect of high air temperature and water. A strong brown water stain is visible in part of folios mainly on upper and 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 is last quire, with strong water stains in dark-brown colour on most of its surface and traces of microbiological infection. Last folios have much more extensive losses. In many places text is fuzzy due to water damage. Miniature (f.123v) is in very bad condition. The sewing of the book is very weak. The binding - bare wooden boards, front cover- original, broken, back new one.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Monastic archives of Marawe Krestos and Däbrä Abbay
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003352137
040-003352151 - Is part of:
- EAP704/2 : The Monastic Archives of Marawe Krestos (Shire region, Tigray Province, Ethiopia) [1360-1999]
EAP704/2/14 : Gädlä Yohannes mätmäq - The Life of John the Baptist [1460-1499] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003352137[0014]/040-003352151
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP704/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 135 tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP704-2-14 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Ethiopic (ge'ez) - Start Date:
- 1460
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 1460-1499
- 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.
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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)