What: An 18th century manuscript including the Faus Manfasawi, The Order of Unction of the Sick and The Consecration of an Altar. On f. 159 a is an Amharic deed of the reign of Gwalu.
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Provenance: Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscript
What: An 18th century collection of hymns for a service, to St John the Baptist and to Eustathius. “Prefixed are six leaves, of later date, containing part of a long hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary”.
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Provenance: Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: The Missal including daily prayer, prefixed with a confession of faith, written for a woman named Walatta Takla Haimanot.”
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Provenance: Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: Gebrä Hemamat, starting with Palm Sunday, f. 4 ft; homily of Chrysostom. “Written in a fine hand, between A.D. 1721 and 1730.”
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Provenance: Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: An antiphonary for Lent, arranged by week and ferial days
Where: The John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH
One of five manuscripts in Manchester University’s library identified as taken during Britain’s 1868 Abyssinian Expedition. It is is described a “bought by Lt-Colonel Henslowe from a priest in Addigrat” – a major stop on the force’s route on the campaign. The other four are described as taken from Maqdala. The library has a total of 42 Ethiopian manuscripts, and some of the remainder may also have come from the same expedition.
Stefan Strelcyn lists the antiphonary as No. 35 in his Catalogue of Ethiopic manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester:
“This ms. was bought by Lt-Col. Henslowe from a priest in Addigrat during the British expedition in 1868 – see slip attached to the front cover and the note on f.70r.”
What: An 18th century manuscript with Sacredotals including the Faus Manfasawi, the Order of Unction of the Sick and the Consecration of an Altar
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Provenance: Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscript