Princeton University, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 27

Metadata

DS ID:

DS26386

Shelfmark:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 27

Title:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 27: Psalter. Dawit

Psalter

Excerpt from the Psalter of the Virgin

Psalter of the Virgin

Excerpts from the Ordinary Prayer of the Mass

Ordinary of the Mass

Morning Prayer

Prayer

Psalms

Psalms

Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments

Canticles

Song of Songs

Song of Solomon

Praise of Mary (Wəddase Maryam)

Praise of Mary

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Gate of Light

Gate of Light

List of Šäwa Kings

List of Šäwa Kings

Place:

Ethiopia

Ethiopia TGN

Date:

1800s

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

gez

Ge'ez WIKIDATA

Geez

Ge'ez WIKIDATA

Material:

Parchment Codex.

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: Parchment Codex.; 15 x 19.5 cm

Note:

Layout: 1 col. [fols. 5r-131v], 23 lines; 2 col. [fols. 132-145], 23 lines.
Decoration: Twelve miniatures.
Written in black and red ink. Leather case. Glossy wooden boards, stitched and open spine. Rebound with machine-made twine. Fols. 24v, 34v, 45r, 55r, 65r, 75r, 85r, 95r, 105r, 113r, 121r, 131r, 141r: Quires are marked with Ethiopic numerals: quire 1, 2, etc.
Illustrations: Fols. 5r, 11r, 17v, 24r, 32r, 40r, 45v, 53v, 63v, 71r, 76r, 87v, 98v, 101v, 107v, 113v, 125v, 132r: Häräg.
Nontraditional, unique drawings added later, in the 1900s; captions not in same hand as original manuscript. Pen and ink wash. Not painted over text.
Illustration: Fol. 1r: Drawing of David: offering to fight Goliath.
Illustration: Fol. 2r: Drawing of

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Ethiopic

Psalters

Ethiopia

Institutional Record:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xd07gs74n

Holding Institution:

Princeton University