Qeddest Śellāsē Cathedral: HMML Repository

Qeddest Śellāsē Cathedral

Holy Trinity Cathedral, founded by Emperor Haile Sellasie, possesses the largest library of any church in Addis Ababa. Nearly 200 manuscripts from it were microfilmed by the EMML in its early years.


Collection
Eastern Christian
Country
Ethiopia
City
Addis Ababa
Repository
Qeddest Śellāsē Cathedral
Project Codes
EMML, UNESCO
Project Numbers
EMML 1011-1062, 1082-1083, 1087-1090, 1095-1151, 1156-1225; UNESCO 5-1 - 5-16, 5-20 - 5-37
Type
Digital/Microform
Active Catalog Records
185
Digital Surrogates
186
Microfilm Reels
185
Date Preserved
1969-1970, 1974-1975
HMML Reading Room (sample record)
https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202850
HMML Authority File
https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/775029486295
Languages
Ge'ez, Amharic
Bibliography
Ministry of Education and Fine Arts, Catalogue of Manuscripts Microfilmed by the UNESCO Mobile Microfilm Unit in Addis Ababa and Gojjam Province (Addis Ababa, 1970); William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville. Vol. III: Project Numbers 701-1100 (Collegeville, 1978); Getatchew Haile, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville. Vol. IV: Project Numbers 1101-1500 (Collegeville, 1979); LaVerle B. Berry, "Qəddəst Śəllase," Encyclopedia Aethiopica, vol. 4 (2010), 282-283.
Preservation Status
Complete
Cataloging Status
In progress
Legacy Catalog
Yes

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