Or. 1802 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Physical Description
Layout
2 columns; 3 columns on ff. 4r-8r; 25 lines per page
Hand(s)
Mediocre. Written in black and red ink, the beginnings and chapter headings of each Gospel have been rubricated. The scribe's name Ammonius is mentioned on f. 72v.
Decoration
- f. 2v Colour picture of Matthew
- f. 51v Colour picture of Mark
- f. 73v Colour picture of Luke
- f. 112v Colour picture of John
- Marginalia: Pen trials are found on ff. 1r, 3r, and 144v.
- Marginalia: F. 142v contains the name ዕዝል፡ዘሆሣዕና፡.
Binding
Large format. Wooden boards with metal staples to front and small tie to back. Evidence of previous leather covering around edges and turn-ins. The books has been resewn and rebacked with new paper flyleaves. A few thread page markers.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Name of the owner: Zäbanä Krəstos on f. 72v.
Donated to Cambridge University by Armbruster, C. H. (Carl Hubert), 1874-1957 on 19 August 1957
Record Sources
Availability
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Bibliography
- Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the Cambridge University Library / by Edward Ullendorff and Stephen G. Wright ; with a contribution by D.A. Hubbard., Ullendorff, Edward (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1961)
Funding of Cataloguing
CUL
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