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Ethiopic Manuscript Prayer Book on Vellum. [Miracles of the Virgin Mary and the Saints]
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- Hide backed wooden boards. Upper board split in half, joined with old cord repair. Occasional irregularities in skins, lower cor
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[Ethiopia, late 19th century]. 2 [blank], 67 ff. Lettered in Ge'ez in black and red in double columns of twenty-one lines, two ornamental headings. 1 vols. 8 x 10 inches. Hide backed wooden boards. Upper board split in half, joined with old cord repair. Occasional irregularities in skins, lower corners thumbed with some soiling. 2 [blank], 67 ff. Lettered in Ge'ez in black and red in double columns of twenty-one lines, two ornamental headings. 1 vols. 8 x 10 inches. A representative manuscript collection of miracles, including a selection of miracles of the Virgin Mary, and miracles of the saints George, Gabra Manfas Qeddus, and the archangel Michael; the sections record several names of those commissioning the manuscript, Walda Śellāsē, Ḫāyla Śellāsē, and Walda Tenśā'ē. The last gathering of ten leaves appears of slightly later production (20th century?).
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- Title
- Ethiopic Manuscript Prayer Book on Vellum. [Miracles of the Virgin Mary and the Saints]
- Author
- (Ethiopic Manuscript)
- Format/Binding
- 2 [blank], 67 ff. Lettered in Ge'ez in black and red in double columns of twenty-one lines, two ornamental headings. 1 vols. 8 x
- Book Condition
- Used - Hide backed wooden boards. Upper board split in half, joined with old cord repair. Occasional irregularities in skins, lower cor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- [Ethiopia
- Date Published
- late 19th century]
- Keywords
- Theology & Religion | Oriental
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Philosophy & Religion;
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