Ethiopic roll
Reference code
MSS/0582
Title
Ethiopic roll
Date
18th-19th century
Level of description
item
Extent and format
Vellum roll; 3 membranes.
Scope and content
An illustrated roll containing a magico-religious text with many rubrics. Ethiopic (Ge'ez). With coloured representations, in red, yellow and black, of Christian icons and symbols. At the head St Gabriel?; before sections of text two decorated crosses showing a face in the centre flanked by lilies and bird heads, respectively; at the foot two hand crosses. Text in two columns.
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/582
Language
Ethiopic (Ge’ez)