Psalter with liturgy to the Virgin Mary, canticles of the prophets, and song of songs, Ethiopia Catalogue 25

Alternative Title

Catalogue 25

Creator

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library

Files

Publication Date

January 2001

Abstract

One major harag at top of f. 5r; sixteen smaller harags on top of ff. 12r, 19r, 25v, 34r, 40r, 45r, 52r, 55v, 60v, 66v, 71r, 80r, 91r, 95v, 100v, 110r, and 116r.

Keywords

Manuscripts, Ethiopic, Ethiopia, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Psalters

Notes

Text in Ge'ez. Original image found in: Sacred leaves liturgy & devotion: manuscripts from England to Ethiopia. Text identification: ff. 2-4v, Liturgy to the Virgin Mary (Weddase maryam) in two columns by a later hand; ff. 5-115v, Psalms; ff. 116-128v, Canticles of the Prophets and Song of Songs, lacking opening, in two columns by a later hand. Binding: Original brown leather wrapped over wooden boards. Provenance: Christie, Manson, and Woods, Valuable illuminated manuscripts, printed books and autograph letters including the property of an Athenian collector, Monday 29 November 1999, Lot 22. Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Geographic Location

Ethiopia

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Media Type

illuminated manuscripts

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

S04-00168-catalogue-27-harag

Recommended Citation

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library, "Psalter with liturgy to the Virgin Mary, canticles of the prophets, and song of songs, Ethiopia Catalogue 25" (2001). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 140.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/140