Prayers and hymns manuscript
Contents
Contains prayers and hymns chiefly addressed to the Virgin Mary
The writing, which is uniform through the volume, is small and neat.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
131 leaves (Codex of 131 leaves in clamshell box.)
Language of Materials
Geez
Provenance
From the Rogers catalogue: This manuscript is the personal property of Walter Wood.
Material
Bound in original [Eastern] Oriental binding on boards lined with blue and white cloth and covered with leather and stamped with various geometric designs and with crosses. The book is encased in Mahdar, furnished with cover and straps to suspend it from the wall, or to hang about the neck of the possessor.
Layout
Writing is arranged in two columns of 19 lines each. The beginnings of sections and certain names are rubricated.
Missing
Handwritten note next to entry in Rogers catalog says "Not at Haverford." However, physical and tetxual evidence suggests that RH 23a is the same manuscript as RH 69.
Genre / Form
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