Churches and monasteries of Tegray
Subtitle: a survey of manuscript collections
By: Denis Nosnitsin
Series: Supplement to Aethiopica International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies -- 1; Supplement to Aethiopica -- 1.
Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Wiesbaden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9783447069694
Subjects: Manuscripts; Church buildings; Monasteries
Description: Ethiopia is the home to an ancient Christian tradition that started with the introduction of Christianity in the 4th century AD. Today, many hundreds Ethiopian churches and monasteries still preserve numerous manuscripts, witnesses of the country's rich literary tradition. Written mostly in Ge'ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, these unique documents are of great value as both part of the world cultural heritage and material for diverse scholarly studies. Since 2009, Denis Nosnitsin has been the Principal Investigator of the project Ethio-SPaRe: Cultural Heritage of Christian Ethiopia, Salvation, Preservation and Research, supported by a grant from the European Research Council (7th Research Framework Programme IDEAS). 0 0.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.