The legacy of däqiqä Ǝsṭifanos in Tigray

The legacy of däqiqä Ǝsṭifanos in Tigray Maxine Huguet, PhD student in History, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne My thesis is focused on the history of the library of Gundä Gunde’s manuscript library. This exceptional corpus has been entirely digitized in 2006 as part of the EMML project. The place is known as one of the largest manuscript libraries of pre-modern Ethiopia. The variety of texts kept in the monastery includes Vitae of local monks, religious treaties and some r...