Genre: Manuscripts - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Manuscript No. 53: Theological and Other Texts

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 56: Miscellany

Date:: 1662
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 58: Miscellany of Theological Works

Description:: Script: bolorgir. Scribe and place of copy: unknown. Illustrations: headpieces, marginal ornaments and decorative initials. Binding: stamped leather over boards. Inscription on front cover, in English translation reads: "This book is in memory of the monk Parsam, son of the priest Paul."
Date:: 1725
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 61: Nerses Šnorhali's Works

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Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 62: Collection of Canticles

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Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 63: Book of Odes

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 64: Minstrel Yart'un Olli's Daftar

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 68: Amirdovlat' Amasiac'i's "Useless to the Ignorant"

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 69: Calendrical and Other Texts (Fragments)

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 72: Armenian Canon-Book

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 74: A Brief Lexicon of the Books of the Bible and Other Texts

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 75: Simēon Jułayec'i's Summa of Logic

Description:: See Sanjian, Avedis K. Medieval Armenian Manuscripts at the University of California, Los Angeles. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999.
Date:: c. 17th-18th century
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 76: Hamaṛōtutʻiwn čartasanut'ean

Description:: See Sanjian, Avedis K. Medieval Armenian Manuscripts at the University of California, Los Angeles. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999.
Date:: 1758
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 77: Readings from the Book of Daniel

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 80: Brief Canticles

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 81: Anthology of Popular Songs

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Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 82: Fragments of a Menologium

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 83: Menologium (Fragments)

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 84: Collection of Poems

Description:: Paper; 74 folios, plus unnumbered folios with text in front; 27x21 cm. (written surface area: 23x17 cm.). Text in modern šełagir, written in one column of 26 lines. Notebook composed of sheets of "David Bros. & Co." loose-leaf paper bound together.Contents: The codex is a "Collection of Poems," composed mostly by G. M. George in Armenian, Persian, and English. Many of these poems deal with the theme of love and are addressed to his wife, Aruseak; some are vulgar and even obscene. Additionally, there are lyrics composed by Persian-Armenian minstrels, Łul Yovhannēs and Amir Ōłli, whose poems are reproduced in this codex from other, unnamed sources.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 86: Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew (Fragments)

Description:: Text in modern sheghagir, written in two columns of 39-40 lines each. Spiritual citations commented on are written in red sheghagir. Initials throughout in red, blue, or black erkat’agir. Headings of chapters 3 and 4 of the codex in blue erkat’agir. Only two complete quires of the codex have survived, both with gatherings of 12 leaves each. Of the remaining quire, only 6 leaves have survived.
Date:: 19th century
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 87: Readings from the Book of Daniel

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Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 89: Menologium (Fragments)

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Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 91: The Story of the Seven Sages (in Armeno-Turkish)

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Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Manuscript No. 170/766: Gospel of the Myrruhbearer

Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Armenian Manuscripts

Maʿrifat-i rubʿ

Date:: n.d.
Collection:: Minasian (Caro) Collection of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts

Mitsurin yozai | 密林餘材

Description:: Excess Materials [from the] Secret Forest
Date:: [18--?]
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Toganoo Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Mitsuzō yōgi | 密藏要義

Description:: Essential Meaning of the Esoteric Canon
Date:: Kōka 4 [1847]
弘化4
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Toganoo Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Ms. 1 Qeddāsé Māryām, Malek’ā Kidāna Mehrat

Description:: Written by a single hand. No drawings.
Date:: 1842-1854
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 2 Arede’et , Sena Feterat, Mesṭira Hāyamnot, Amestu A’emāda Mesṭir

Description:: Layout: one column of text, the first book 14 lines of text per page the second book with different hand has different lines per page.
Date:: 18th-19th c
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 3 Weddasé Māryām, Anqaṣa Berhān, Yewédeswā Malā’ekt, Mālk’ā Māryām, Malek’ā Eyasus

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: late 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 5 Yetbārak Egzi’abehér amelāka Esrā’él …

Description:: The manuscript composed in 12 quires.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 6 Māṣehāfa Ṭemeqat

Description:: Layout: One column of text, 14 lines of text per page.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 7 Mazemura Dāwit, Ṣalota Nabiyat, Wedāsé Māryām, Anqaṣa Berhān

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 8 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Ḥemāma Ayena Ṭelā wa-Ayena Wareq, Māhléta Ṣegé, Seyefa Śelāssé, Qeddāsé Māryām

Description:: Layout: Pp. 1-65 and 207-217, one column of texts. Pp. 75-206 and 219, two column of text.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 9 Tā’amerā Mareyam Maqdem Tergwāme

Description:: Text in black ink. Beginning of each chapter (parts) and also the divine and church father names in red ink.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 10 Ṭabiba Ṭabibān; Arde‛et

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: Late 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 11 Deresāna Mikā’él

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 12 Sayefa Śellāsé, Dersāna Mikā᾽él, Amestu A'emāda Mesṭir

Description:: Prayer to the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit). Praise of the Trinity based on God's attributes. Theology of the Triune God. Prayer for protection from evil spirits, evil persons, magicians, and sorcerers.
Date:: Late 18th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 14 Amesetu A᾽emāda Mesṭir; Bāhera Ḥāsab; Nags

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: Late 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 15 Mesālyāta Salomon; Daqiqa Nabiyāt

Description:: Part of the wisdom and prophetic books of the bible, which include Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the books of the minor prophets.
Date:: 19th-20th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 16 Sa᾽ātāt; Nages; Liton

Description:: Layout: Two columns per page,13 lines of text per page
Date:: early 18th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 17 Sayefa Malakot

Description:: Text in red ink. Some faded parts are written for the second time in blue ink. Last page in blue ink.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 18 Dersāna Mikā᾽él

Description:: The manuscript is composed of quires of four, ten, twelve, and sixteen leaves each.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 20 Lefāfa Sedeq; Manegada Samāy

Description:: Two illustrations in crude hand.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 21 Māzemurā Dāwit, Asmat

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 22 Ṣālot b᾽enetā ᾽amāsno mā᾽esāru lāsāyetān

Description:: The text is in black ink, but like other magical books, the beginning of each prayer and some magical names ('asmat') are in red ink. The magical images are drawn with black and red inks.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 23 Sayefa Malakot

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 24 Mazemura Dāwit; salota nābiyat; Weddasé Māryām; Aneqaṣa Berhān

Description:: In Psalms, strings of words were missing, but were then inserted above the line or after the line by the same scribe. These additional words (often ten or twelve in a row) are written in the same hand, but smaller.
Date:: 18th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 25 Masehafa Qeddasé

Description:: The manuscript composed in fifteen quires.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 26 Ta’amra Eyesus

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 27 Teregwame Wanegel

Description:: The manuscript is composed of one quire of eight leaves, five quiries of ten leaves each, and two quires of fourteen leaves each, one quire additional.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 28 Mazemura Dāwit, Ṣalotā nabiyāt, Mahālya Mahāley, Weddāsé Māryām, Anqāsā Berhan

Description:: Layout: Psalms and the canticles are written in one column per page and 22 lines of text per page. Praise of Mary and Gate of Light are written in two columns.
Date:: Late 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 31 A'emadā Mesetir, Ra'eyā Barok

Description:: Manuscript is composed of seven quires of ten leaves each.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 32 Qeddāsé Māryām, Kidan, Mālke'ā Mādehané Alām, Malek’a Mikā᾽él, Malek’a Edom

Description:: Text in black ink. Angels' and saints' names and the beginning of prayers are in red ink.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 33 Tāmahesānku … Giyorgis

Description:: Twenty-three illustrations of scenes from the saint's life. Most in black ink, some in pencil.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 34 Ṣelota Kidan; Temehereta Hebu'at; Malk’ā Māryām; Malk’ā Iyesus; Malk’ā Giyorgis; Sayefa Śellāsé; Qedase Māreyām; Malek’a Śellāsé; Malk’ā Takela Hayemanot; Malk’ā Medehane Alem.

Description:: Pp. 323-432 in paper leaves, the rest of the manuscript in vellum.
Date:: 1874-1926
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 35 Arganon

Description:: Small illustration on P. 257.
Date:: 16th-17th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 36 Wānegel Zāyohanes

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 37 Dersāna Raguel, Malek’ā Raguel, Malek’ā Giyorgis

Description:: Layout: one column of text per page, 11 lines of text per page.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 38 Malek’ā Māryām, Malek’ā Eyasus

Description:: The manuscript is composed of quires of six and eight leaves each.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 39 Sā'atat

Description:: Layout: One column per page, mostly 13 lines of text per page, but it varies.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 40 Wānegel Zāyohāns

Description:: Illustrations on pp. 2 and 149, and decorated borders elsewhere.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 41 Taseā’elotāta Zenāhomu la'abew Manakosāt Gebesāweyān

Description:: The formal text is accompanied by extensive notes in the margin in Amharic, called 'anedemtā' commentary, which serves as a reminder to the reader of commentaries about the specific words or passages next to which the notes are written.
Date:: 18th or 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 46 Ṣālot bā᾽eneta bāreyā; Ṣalota Mastem

Description:: Illustrations: Two images in ink and color of angels and one magical drawing.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 47 Lefafā Ṣdeq

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 48 Salāmtā, Nagara Haymanot, Malek’ā Gabre’él, Mahlet Ṣegé, Sāqoqāwa Denegel

Description:: Color illustrations of saints.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 49 Marbabeta Salomon

Description:: One column on a scroll compused with three strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 50 Marbabeta Salomon, Ṣalota Susnyos

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: 18th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 51 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Mā᾽esaromu la- Agān᾽ent

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 52 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Mā᾽esara Agān᾽ent

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 53 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Mā᾽esara Agān᾽ent

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: 18th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 54 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Mā᾽esara Agān᾽ent

Description:: Some illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 55 Ṣālot bā᾽enetā ma'esāromu lā'aganenet

Description:: Text in black ink, the beginning of each prayer and the name of the owner are in red ink.
Date:: 18th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 58 Ṣalot s'elat wā'astabequ'ot

Description:: No illustrations.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 59 Maṣehafa Ziq, Malek’ā Śellāsé

Description:: Layout: One column of text, fifteen or sixteen lines of text per page.
Date:: 20th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 60 Ṣoma Degwā

Description:: The text is in black ink. The name of each section of the song is in red ink.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts

Ms. 62 Māsehafā Ziq

Description:: The text is in black ink. The name of each greeting ('sālamta') and saints' names are in red ink.
Date:: 19th c.
Resource Type:: text
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Collection:: Ethiopic Manuscripts