Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger. Leaf has modern pencil markings, various stains, a small tear at the bottom (not affecting text) and scattered small holes (some affecting text)., Collation: Single sheet., Origin: France., Lettering: Main text: Continental protogothic book script. Marginal annotation in red ink on recto: English protogothic book script. Annotation in black ink on recto may be in a progothic documentary script., Decoration: Recto: Initials in blue, red, yellow ochre, and green. Instances of initial S have red flourishing; initial V has a flourish on left arm; initial D has green flourish; and initial P has red flourish. Verso: Initials in blue, red, and yellow ochre. Initial C has red flourish; initial F has blue flourishing; and initial I has red flourishing. Rubrication on both recto and verso., Annotations in two hands on recto., Binding: Disbound.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Initials in red and blue; red paraph markings and running title; rubrication., Binding: Unbound., Lettering: Textura script.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Initials, rubrication, and flourishes in red and blue., Binding: Disbound; leaf trimmed affecting annotations., Lettering: Textura.
Apocalypse with Interpretations, divided into chapters preceded by 72 illustrations. Prologue by St. Andrew, Archbishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Final chapter, without illustration: Sign of Second Coming of Christ, ending, Then Hell will be captured by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Copied from a 17th century manuscript., Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Quires of 6 at beginning and end. 73 tipped-in illustrations. No signatures or catchwords; folio letters at lower right of text. Four blank flyleaves at front and back., Script: Cyrillic majuscule in black ink with rubrication of page headings and initials. First words of paragraph in red or purple., Decoration: 73 full page watercolor illustrations, drawn loosely in light brown and black ink and very crudely painted with color washes of green, brown, yellow, blue, red, and pink. Rubricated initials with red vine and flower extensions; red floral designs at ends of some books. Page opposite painting #2 (angel appearing to St. John) has a foliage headpiece and a right-side decorative motif, and both are crudely trimmed and pasted-in clippings from woodblock prints. These designs are roughly emulated in a freehand headpiece and right-side motif opposite painting #47 (first of seven vials), with foliage in green, blue, and pink on a pale yellow background; the same colors are used in the initial 'I'. Most other chapter headings simply have a rectangle outlined in black and/or red. There are several Hands of Blessing drawn in margins, some colored in., Paper watermarked alternately with Russian characters for 'F K N G' and 1836; another watermark has oval stamp, Superfine, London. Near the end are two ink stamps of French dealers.
Contents: 1. Ff. 1r-133v: Psalms of David. -- 2. Ff. 134r-147v: Biblical Canticles. -- 3. Ff. 147v-156v: Song of Songs, Hebraic version. -- 4. Ff. 157r-167r: Praises of Mary [Wəddase Maryam]. Arranged for the days of the week (Monday, f. 157r; Tuesday, f. 158r; Wednesday, f. 159v; Thursday, f. 161r; Friday, f. 163v; Saturday, f. 164v; Sunday, f. 166r). -- 5. Ff. 167r-171v: Gate of Light [Anqäṣä Bərhan]., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Item cataloged from existing description in Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project: Volume 1, in which this manuscript is entered as EMIP 71., Quires: two protection quires + 17 full quires, quires 2, 4, 6-17 numbered, iv + 173 folios, 185 x 135 mm. Quire descriptions: quires 1-6, 8-17 balanced; quire 7 unbalanced., Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly (f. 90r); and overlooked lines of text are written interlinearly (f. 2v)., This scribe has avoided the problem of lines of text too long to fit on one line by adopting an aspect ratio that leaves ample room for the width of most lines. On a few occasions, the line would have been too long and the scribe finishes the end of the line with words written smaller so as to avoid leftover text (e.g., ff. 2v, 5r, 105v). Occasionally a line is still too long and has to be completed above or below the end of the line. In these cases, the scribe places the material above the line (e.g., ff. 47v, 50r, 60r, 65r, 87r, 107r, etc.) or below the line (e.g., ff. 50r and 65r)., Varia: F. iv: Quotation from Ps 114:3/116:3., Binding: four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Five initials in gold on red and blue, with white penwork; rubrication., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Textura.
Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Catchwords, no signatures or numbers., Script: Naskh. Most sections written in black with periodic rubrication, others in brown without rubrication by a different scribe (often on thinner paper, probably replacing lost original pages)., Decoration: Ornamental title-pages of alternating lines of red and black, tapering to a point. Many tailed globes in red., Binding: Half-binding of thin brown leather over pasteboard, with left-hand flap. Exteriors of covers and flap covered with marbled paper in combed green, yellow, and red. Text block stitched to cover at spine. Cover interiors and flap lined with yellowish paper. Sewing knots between pp. 10-11, 36-37, 54-55 (broken).
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Initials in red and blue, with contrasting flourishing in blue and red; staves ruled in red., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Written in a Gothic script., Annotations: Marginal and interlinear annotations in a 16th century hand.
Contents: 1. Ff. 1v-107r: Psalms of David. -- 2. Ff. 107v-119r: Biblical Canticles. -- 3. Ff. 119r-125v: Song of Songs, common version. 4. -- Ff. 125v-135v: Praises of Mary [Wəddase Maryam], laid out in one column. arranged for the days of the week (Monday, f. 125v; Tuesday, f. 126v; Wednesday, f. 128v; Thursday, f. 130; Friday, f. 132r; Saturday, f. 133v; Sunday, f. 134v). -- 5. Ff. 136r-139v: Gate of Light [Anqäṣä Bərhan]., Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Item cataloged from existing description in Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project: Volume 1, in which this manuscript is entered as EMIP 73., Quires: protection quire + 12 full quires, ii + 141 folios, 138 x 105 mm. Quire descriptions: quires 1-4, 6-12 balanced; quire 5 adjusted balanced., Binding: four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards., Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly (f. 138v)., The scribe regularly has to complete a line of text on another line. Much of the problem is addressed through the selection of an appropriate aspect ratio for the codex combined with an appropriate script size. But, where the line of text is still too long, the scribe completes the line of text above the end of the line (e.g., ff. 1v, 2v, 3r, 4v, etc.). This scribe will also reduce the font size at the end of lines to avoid having to go onto the next line (e.g., ff. 55v and 57v).