Mäzmurä Dawit - Psalter [16th century] Psalter [16th century]

MS NO. 81 68f. Psalms of David The bookblock- extremely damaged and deformed. All folios are very dirty on all surface, especially on lower and outer margins. There is a lot of serious mechanical damages of all folios. Some of them are repaired with the use of sewing. All folios are yellowish, dark-brownish, very brittle and shrunk. Especially damaged are all edges of the folios. Many of them are gelatinized and partly transparent. There are also numerous water-stains visible. The sewing is very weak and broke in many places. The construction of bookblock was strengthened by additional stitching in quires folds. The binding- very dirty bare wooden boards. Back cover is broken and repaired with the use of cord.