EMML 8763 - Ethiopia - Gondar Province - Gend Aṭamam Mikā'ēl Church - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Gondar Province VIAF
Repository	Gend Aṭamam Mikā'ēl Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	194 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	15th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Bibles; Gospels
Feature(s)	Illumination; Miniature(s)
Alt. Surrogate	Microfilmed as EMML 8769
HMML Proj. Num.	EMML 8763
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201517
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Microfilm scans created by HMML in 2005 from the original EMML films held in Ethiopia in partnership with the National Archives & Library Agency of Ethiopia; cataloged by Ted Erho.
Surrogate Format	Scanned Microform
Access Restrictions	Unregistered or order a digital copy
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	194 leaf(ves)
Binding	Wood boards
Condition Notes	Imperfect: probably wanting leaves at beginning

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-192v
Century(ies)	15th century (?)
Year Range	1400-1500
Support	Parchment
Support Dimensions	39.2 x 27 cm
Page Layout	2 columns, 26-30 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Decoration	Miniature of Matthew on fol. 1v; miniature of Mark on fol. 57v; miniature of Luke on fol. 89v; miniature of John on fol. 146v
Notes	Copied by እስጢፋኖስ the priest during the time of śeyyum ገብረ ፡ ክርስቶስ for the church at Qwarāṣā as commissioned by the local people and priests, fol. 192v; record of a juridical decision, fol. 88v

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1r-191v
Title	Gospels
Uniform Title	Bible. Gospels VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	Matthew, fol. 2r-55v; tituli for Mark, fol. 56r; Mark, fol. 58r-87r; tituli for Luke, fol. 87v-88r; Luke, fol. 90r-145v; tituli for John, fol. 145v; John, fol. 147r-191v

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Gondar Province VIAF
Repository	Gend Aṭamam Mikā'ēl Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	194 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	15th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Bibles; Gospels
Feature(s)	Illumination; Miniature(s)
Alt. Surrogate	Microfilmed as EMML 8769
HMML Proj. Num.	EMML 8763
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201517
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Microfilm scans created by HMML in 2005 from the original EMML films held in Ethiopia in partnership with the National Archives & Library Agency of Ethiopia; cataloged by Ted Erho.
Surrogate Format	Scanned Microform
Access Restrictions	Unregistered or order a digital copy
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	194 leaf(ves)
Binding	Wood boards
Condition Notes	Imperfect: probably wanting leaves at beginning

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-192v
Century(ies)	15th century (?)
Year Range	1400-1500
Support	Parchment
Support Dimensions	39.2 x 27 cm
Page Layout	2 columns, 26-30 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Decoration	Miniature of Matthew on fol. 1v; miniature of Mark on fol. 57v; miniature of Luke on fol. 89v; miniature of John on fol. 146v
Notes	Copied by እስጢፋኖስ the priest during the time of śeyyum ገብረ ፡ ክርስቶስ for the church at Qwarāṣā as commissioned by the local people and priests, fol. 192v; record of a juridical decision, fol. 88v

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1r-191v
Title	Gospels
Uniform Title	Bible. Gospels VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	Matthew, fol. 2r-55v; tituli for Mark, fol. 56r; Mark, fol. 58r-87r; tituli for Luke, fol. 87v-88r; Luke, fol. 90r-145v; tituli for John, fol. 145v; John, fol. 147r-191v

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