Extent: 1 volume : parchment, illustrations ; 11 x 9 cm (in case: 14 cm x 12 cm)
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Ms. codex. Title and date from dealer's description. Script: Written in black and red ink. Collation: Parchment. i8 1-510 610+1 7-810 (preliminary signature and last two leaves blank, fol. 60 is a singleton) Layout: Single column, 10 lines per column. First page has 10 lines within a decorative frame. Bounding and writing lines in blind. Pricking in margins. Decoration: 27 illustrations in black ink within a frame outside the text. The illustrations depict scenes from the New Testament and are accompanied by a short handwritten text on the page opposite the drawing. Binding: Wooden boards covered with brown sheepskin, cold-stamped with geometric patterns, smooth spine, in vellum case with laces. Origin: Written in Ethiopia. Dated to 1850 in dealer's description. Source of acquisition: Purchased from dealer in 2025.
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