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Source Description
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel.
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Document identity
localId
0z70b6467
label
Prayer book
core
obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0z70b6467
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Prayer book
description
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel.
date
["[1730?]"]
year
1730
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Geez
identifierLocal
06_01_016826
creators
Middleton, J. H. (John Henry), 1846-1896
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Selections from the Boston Public Library Rare Books and Manuscripts Department
subjects
Bible. Psalms. Geʼez
Bible. Song of Solomon. Geʼez
subjectsGeographic
Africa
Ethiopia
genreBasic
Manuscripts
Books
genreSpecific
Manuscripts, Ethiopic
Wooden boards
Inscriptions
Perforation stamps
Embossed stamps
typeOfResource
Text
Still image
country
Ethiopia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
134 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 170 x 120 (123 x 91) mm.
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
1n79hc782
schema:latitude
8
schema:longitude
39
notes
Ms. codex.
Title devised by cataloger. Date and place of production from BPL card catalog.
Origin: Written in Ethiopia, ca. 1730.
pubPlace
Ethiopia
dcId
0z70b6467
type
document
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2cae80936e670deb