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EAP704/2/17
- Record Id:
- 040-003352154
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003352137
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100036164853.0x000040
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP704/2/17
- Title:
- Mäshafä gubae - Book of Praises [1600-1699]
- Scope & Content:
- The bookblock - very deformed and dirty on all surface. All folios are yellowish and the glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment on all margins can be observed. There are numerous smaller water-stains, smudges and spots visible on almost all folios. Some bifolios are partly broken in the gutters. Sewing of the book was repaired in the past. The binding - bare wooden boards, front cover- original, broken and repaired , back new one.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Monastic archives of Marawe Krestos and Däbrä Abbay
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003352137
040-003352154 - Is part of:
- EAP704/2 : The Monastic Archives of Marawe Krestos (Shire region, Tigray Province, Ethiopia) [1360-1999]
EAP704/2/17 : Mäshafä gubae - Book of Praises [1600-1699] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003352137[0017]/040-003352154
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP704/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 207 tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP704-2-17⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Ethiopic (ge'ez) - Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 1600-1699
- 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)
- Subjects:
- Christian literature
Ethiopia--History
Monasteries
Religious practice - Places:
- Ethiopia, Africa
