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Book/Printed Material Ethiopian Gospels.

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Title

  • Ethiopian Gospels.

Summary

  • This large Ethiopian Gospel book was made in the first half of the 16th century and is written in Ga'az, the traditional liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Containing 11 full-page miniatures, six canon tables, and five elaborately ornamented ḥarägs (headpieces), this manuscript represents the golden age of what has been termed the Gunda Gunde style, named after a monastery in the district of Agame. The Gunda Gunde style is characterized by bold blocks of color defined by detailed, and often delicate, linear motifs. Figures are highly stylized and expressive, while the accompanying canon tables and ḥarägs are filled with intricate interlace and geometric forms. The manuscript is exceptionally well preserved, and is an excellent and rare example of Ethiopian illumination from one of its important artistic centers.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1500 to 1550]

Headings

  • -  Ethiopia--Tigray
  • -  1500 to 1550
  • -  Bible. New Testament
  • -  Ethiopian Orthodox Church
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Miniatures (Illuminations)

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Walters Ms. W.850"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 211 folios : parchment ; 25 x 30.2 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Walters Art Museum.
  • -  Content in Amharic and Geez.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667958

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ethiopian Gospels. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1550, 1500] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667958/.

APA citation style:

(1500) Ethiopian Gospels. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1550] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667958/.

MLA citation style:

Ethiopian Gospels. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1550, 1500] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667958/>.