Gäbrä Hämamat - Acts of the Passion [ca. 1600]

MS NO. 34 183f. Readings for the Passion Week The bookblock- is very deformed and all the folios are very dirty on all margins. There are traces of water- stains through all manuscript, especially in the beginning and last a few quires. Additionally the margins of all folios are yellowish and very brittle, mainly as an effect of high air temperature. The glass-like layer, as an effect of gelatinization process of the parchment, can also be observed. Mechanical damages and losses of parchment of many folios in all the bookblock are visible. The sewing of the book is very weak and broken in many places. It’s temporary and unprofessional repaired with the use of plastic string. The binding- in very bad condition. The front cover is broken in the middle and makeshiftly repaired with the use of cord. The back wooden board it broken and preserved only in half.