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Gospels

Item

Title
Gospels
Institution
University Library, Cambridge
Collection Title
Ethiopian Manuscripts
Creator(s)
Unknown
Description/Scope and Content
The codex contains the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The codex begins with, a) ff. 3r-5r Prefatory matter to the Gospels, and b) f. 5v An Introduction Concerning the Concordance of the Four Gospels, f. 5v The Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus, f. 6r a paragraph about the four evangelists, especially Matthew, f. 6r titles of the chapters in Matthew, and f. 6v-8v Eusebian canons. Folios 1r-2v are blank. 3r-8v.
Date
16th cent. CE
Identifier
Add. 1165
Language
Ge'ez
Extent
153 ff. 27.9 × 29.2 cm.
Collection Type
Special Collection
Level of Processing
Catalogued in FIHRIST & Ullendorf
Type of Materials/Format
Codex
Related Collections: Types of Materials
Islamic Manuscripts - Ethiopian Manuscripts
Provenance
Ethiopia
Copyright
Out of copyright
Item sets
Cambridge