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![Ethiopian Homilies [278]](/thumbnails/2/3/oregondigital-bv73c7732.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [278]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian Homilies [012]](/thumbnails/n/1/oregondigital-bv73c511n.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [012]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian manuscript psalter (Dawit) (MS 103) [005]](/thumbnails/w/8/oregondigital-bv73c348w.jpg "Ethiopian manuscript psalter (Dawit) (MS 103) [005]")
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- 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.
![Ethiopian Homilies [274]](/thumbnails/g/9/oregondigital-bv73c769g.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [274]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian Homilies [206]](/thumbnails/3/2/oregondigital-bv73c7023.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [206]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian Homilies [267]](/thumbnails/j/2/oregondigital-bv73c762j.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [267]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian manuscript psalter (Dawit) (MS 103) [002]](/thumbnails/m/7/oregondigital-bv73c347m.jpg "Ethiopian manuscript psalter (Dawit) (MS 103) [002]")
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- 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.
![Ethiopian Homilies [102]](/thumbnails/h/8/oregondigital-bv73c598h.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [102]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian Homilies [253]](/thumbnails/q/8/oregondigital-bv73c748q.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [253]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
![Ethiopian Homilies [237]](/thumbnails/t/2/oregondigital-bv73c732t.jpg "Ethiopian Homilies [237]")
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- This Manuscript, Written in Ge'ez, depicts prayer to and commentary regarding St. Michael. Additionally part 3 focuses on the Archangel Rufa'el and his miracles., Collation: I⁴(+1), II-III¹⁰, IV-I⁸, VI-VIII¹⁰, IX⁸, X¹², XI-XIV¹⁰, XV⁸(+1). No flyleaves, running titles, signatures, catchwords, or numbering., Decoration: 3 colored paintings 1. Michael on a pale horse over a dragon saving Berutawit. 2. Madonna and child flanked by angels offering flowers. Infant Jesus holds a book. 3. Raphael standing over prostate patron of book, likely Kidana Maryan., Binding: Oak boards covered with polished brown calf paneled in blind on both covers with 3 ornamental borders. Botonee Cross in the center. Spine tooled in blind with triple fillets forming a hatch pattern. Spine partly detached, with visible sewing structure., Script: Ge'ez Ethiopic Majuscule. In 3 hands of different periods with additions of a fourth of ownership., Handwritten leaf tipped on inside front cover [translated from French]: This Manuscript Belonged to Colonel Gally-Passebosc, killed by the savages of New Caldonia in 1878. This officer had been one of the expedition sent by the English against King Theodore (of Abyssinia) He took possession, after the defeat of that prince, of the tapis (carpet) on which he made his prayers, his shield, and this manuscript. Printed catalog description tipped on inside back cover cites Goodspeed description No. 5393, and states that the other Ethiopic manuscripts secured at this time were presented by this officer to the Bibliotheque Nationale., Quire 1: ff3-5; 22-27 lines; 19th c.; Part I: Hymn to Mika'el (Archangel Michael). Ownership information: Dadalla Maryan and her three sons: Kidana Maryan, Walda Takla Maryan and Gabra Madhen., Quire 2-10: ff6-90; 16 lines; 17th-18th c.; Part II: Dirsana Mika'el (Prayers to St. Michael) with other discourses on the Saint, and accounts of forty of his miracles (divided by rubric into 26 divisions): ff6-18 Dirsana Mika'el, ff22-24 Supplication, ff24-31 Miracles, ff31-35 Exhortation for Commemoration of the 7 Guardian Angels, ff53-73 Miracles, ff73-81 Discourse of Timothy of Jerusalem, ff81-88 Discourse of John, Bishop of Akuesum, ff88-90 Miracle of Mika'el. Ownership information: Walda Maryan original owner, and Kidana Maryan (in brown ink) thereafter., Quire 11-15: ff92-136;; 20 lines; 18th-19th c.; Part III: ff92-108v Discourse of St. John Chrysostom for the festival of Archangel Rapha'el, ff108v-136v: Miracles of Rafa'el. f136r: Hymns to Rufa'el. Ownership information: Fesseha Krestos Petromya and his son Walda Rufael. Secondary owner Kidana Maryan and his wife, Kabrta Salasie.
