The Library
1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
1401–1500
2 works
c. 1400–1450 in Ge'ez
Ge'ez
Ta'ammera Maryam
Anonymous
Marian miracle stories translated from Arabic and greatly expanded with Ethiopian material, read liturgically and illustrated in brilliantly coloured manuscripts.
c. 1441–1450
Ge'ez
Mashafa Berhan
Zar'a Ya'eqob · 1399–1468
An emperor's treatise ordering the observance of both Sabbath and Sunday, condemning magical practices, and defining correct devotion to Mary and the cross.
1501–1600
1 work
1593
Ge'ez
Bahrey · 16th century
An Ethiopian monk's account of the Oromo migrations, asking why a people with no king or fortress could defeat a Christian empire, and answering that its own society was too unequal to fight.
3 of 1774 works