dc.contributor.author	Tawāba, Fanté, transcriber.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-07T18:57:49Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-07T18:57:49Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	Ge'ez Chant Book (n.d.). Eichberger Collection [MS-88]. (Valdosta State University, 2016).	en_US
dc.identifier.other	FE29EE5C-C0DA-4FD4-B05E-3688AA10D029
dc.identifier.other	MS/88
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2227
dc.description	Willis George Eichberger, was born in Foster, NE on 8 Nov. 1912. He graduated from high school in Plainview, NE. He attended the Univ. of NE and graduated in 1940 with B.Sc. degree. He taught high school in Verdigre, NE from 1940-1947. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Ainsworth, NE from 1947-1953. At that time, he decided to return to college for his Master’s degree. He graduated for the Univ. of NE in 1954 with an MA degree. He then attended Iowa State College (now IA State Univ.) at Ames, IA graduating with a Ph.D. in economics in 1956. The collection includes wooden masks, carved figures, and wooden tools and implements. It also includes jewelry, leather goods, and textiles. One of the highlights is the medieval Geeze chant book, written on parchment with wooden covers in a leather case. There is a small collection of metal coptic crosses as well as framed drawings and paintings. Hundreds of images are also part of this collection, as well as two boxes of printed materials from Ethopia.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Handwritten and bound medieval Ge'ez chant book, written on partchment in wooden cover and leather case. Created by unknown author in Ethopia, no date.	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustration, music ; 12 x 9 x 3 cm in case 12 x 9 x 3 cm
dc.language	Ge'ez
dc.language.iso	ISO 639-2
dc.subject	Eichberger Collection	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Ethiopian chants
dc.subject.lcsh	YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān--Liturgy
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible. Psalms, I. Ethiopic
dc.subject.lcsh	Incantations, Ethiopic
dc.subject.lcsh	Michael (Archangel)--Prayers and devotions
dc.subject.lcsh	Raguel (Archangel)--Prayers and devotions
dc.title	Mastaḡbeʼe ; Aryān ; Salast
dc.title.alternative	Ge'ez Chant Book
dc.title.alternative	Aryān
dc.title.alternative	Salast
dc.type	Book	en_US
dc.description.note	Includes: Mazmur 1. Fʼekaré zaṣādqān wazahaṭʼān = [Psalm 1. The distinguishing between the righteous ones and sinners].
dc.description.note	The first two leaves contain invocations to the Archangel Michael and Archangel Raguel.
dc.description.note	Some portions of text throughout in red indicating sacred names or providing information on the pages, paragraphs, and sections.
dc.description.note	On parchment bound together with wood front and back boards; volume encased in leather box made of animal skin.
dc.description.note	Although binding suggests a date from the late 15th century, style of the lettering and width of the reed illustration may indicate a more recent creation.