Vatican Manuscripts from the Comb Fond

This small collection of approximately 281 manuscripts, spread across 301 signatures, are connected to Daniele Comboni or his congregation, the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus. They are primarily in Ethiopic. So far 130 have been digitized.

Sources

Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. (2011). Guida ai fondi manoscritti, numismatici, a stampa della Biblioteca vaticana. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. pp. 409-410

Comb.C.3, Gospel of John, etc (16th-17th C)

Comb.C.5, Prayers over Incense (19th-20th C)

Comb.C.6, Rituale for Baptism (19th C)

Comb.C.8, Ritual of Baptism (19th C)

Comb.C.9, Pentitential Prayers (20th C)

Comb.D.1, Five Columns of Mystery, Miracle of Gabra Manfas Qeddus (20th C)

Comb.D.2, The word of faith (19th-20th C)

Comb.D.3, Book of Exhortations (20th C)

Comb.D.4, Explainations of The Lords Prayer and the Mystery of the Eucharist (19th-20th C)

Comb.D.5, The Five Columns of Mystery, The Beauty of Creation, Exhortation, Comfort for the Afflicted, Calendar (1937)

In Tigrynya

Comb.D.9, Catechism (19th C)

Comb.D.10, Prayers to the Virgin of Mercy (19th C)

Comb.A.3, Bible: Apocalypse (17th C)

Comb.A.4, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.5, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.6, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.7, Psalter, with Canticles (17th-18th C)

Comb.A.10, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.11, Psalter, with Canticles (19th-20th C)

Comb.A.13, Psalter, with Canticles (20th C)

Comb.A.14, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.16, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.18, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.19, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.23, Psalter, with Canticles (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.28, Gospel of John (18th-19th C)

Comb.A.29, Psalter, with Canticles (19th C)

Comb.A.30, Psalter, with Canticles (19th C)

Comb.B.1, Rituale for the Dead (1872-1889)

Comb.B.3, Antiphonarium (1957)

Comb.B.5, Hymns for Lent (18th-19th C)

Comb.B.6, Hymns for Lent (20th C)

Comb.B.7 (Low Quality), Missale (18th C)

Comb.B.8, Antiphonary (19th C)

Comb.B.9, Lectionary (18th-19th C)

Comb.B.13, Antiphonal (20th C)

Comb.B.14, Responsory (19th-20th C)

Comb.B.16, Hymnal (19th C)

Comb.B.17, Hymnal (19th C)

Comb.B.18, Antiphonary (20th C)

Comb.B.19, Antiphonaria (20th C)

Comb.B.21, Antiphonary (19th C)

Comb.B.22, Antiphonal Psalms (18th-19th C)

Comb.B.24, Ritual for the Baptism of Penitents (19th-20th C)

Comb.B.25, Abba Heryacos The Anaphora of Mary (19th-20th C)

Comb.B.27, Heryaqos Anafora of Mary (1816-1828)

Comb.B.28, Heryaqos, et al Effigie di Michael, Anafora di Maria (1881-1889)

Comb.B.30, Missal (1660-1665)

Comb.C.2, Rituale - Marriage (1872-1889)

Comb.C.10, Penetential Prayers (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.1, Lectionary (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.2, Gospel of John (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.3, Lectionary (20th C)

Comb.E.4, Lectionary (19th C)

Comb.E.5, Explaination of Our Father (20th C)

Comb.E.6, Lectionary (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.7, Book of Hours (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.8, Lectionary (19th C)

Comb.E.9, Prayers for Matins and Evening, etc (18th C)

Comb.E.10, Prayers for the Hours, etc (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.11, Lectionary (19th C)

Comb.E.12, Cantico del Fiore, Lamentatio Della Vergine (20th C)

Comb.E.13, Book of Disciples (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.14, Book of Hours (1855-1868)

Comb.E.15, Book of Hours, Prayers for Matins, etc (1855-1868)

Comb.E.16, Absolution of the Son, Doctrine of Arcana, etc (20th C)

Comb.E.17, Marian Hymns (20th C)

Comb.E.18, Anaphora for Mary, etc (1881-1889)

Comb.E.19, Icon of Christ the Redeemer (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.20, Liturgical Miscellany (1874-1889)

Comb.E.21, Missal (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.22, Matins, Prayers to the Virgin of Golgotha, Prayers against Snakes, etc (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.23, Anaphora of Mary, etc (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.24, Prayers to Mary of Golgotha, etc (19th C)

Comb.E.25, Discourse on the Twelve Apostles (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.26, Song of the Flowers, Lament of the Virgin, etc (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.27, Effigie delle Lodi di Maria (19th-20th C)

Comb.E.28, Hymn to the Trinity, etc (19th C)

Comb.E.29, Prayers to the Virgin at Golgotha, etc (18th-19th C)

Comb.E.30, Doctrine of the Arcane, Sword of Divinity, Lord of the Lights (20th C)

Comb.E.31, Prayers for Mary of Golgotha, etc (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.1, Sermon for the Sunday of Ya'qub za-Serug (19th C)

Comb.G.2, Sermon on St. Jacob di Serug (20th C)

Comb.G.4, Prayers (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.6, Image of Michael, Image of Mary, Image of Jesus, Image of George (19th-20th C)

An "Image of" or Malke'a is a malkey hymn

Comb.G.8, Prayers of Adam in Eden (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.9, Passion, Way of Heaven, etc (17th-18th C)

Comb.G.10, Theological works (20th C)

Comb.G.11, Prayers of the Virgin at Golgotha, etc (18th-19th C)

Comb.G.13, Justification of Faith, Way of Heaven (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.14, Benda di Giustificazione (19th C)

Comb.G.15, Justification of Faith, Way of Heaven (20th C)

Comb.G.16, Liturgical Calendar (19th C)

Comb.G.17, Prayers to the Virgin of Golgotha (1874-1889)

Comb.G.18, Justification of Faith, Way of Heaven, Story of the Passion (20th C)

Comb.G.19, Benda di Giustificazione, Vita del Cielo (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.20, Benda di giustificazione, Via del Cielo (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.21, Benda di giustificazione, Via del Cielo, Story of the Passion (20th C)

Comb.G.22, Benda di Giustificazione, Vita del Cielo (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.23, Benda di Giustificazione, Vita del Cielo, Memoria della Passione (20th C)

Comb.G.25, Benda di giustificazione, Via del Cielo, Memorial of the Passion (20th C)

Comb.G.26, Benda di giustificazione, Via del Cielo (19th C)

Comb.G.27, Benda di Giustificazione, Vita del Cielo (19th-20th C)

Comb.G.30, Benda di Giustificazione, Vita del Cielo (20th C)

Comb.G.31, Benda di Giustificazione, Vita del Cielo, Discorso della Passione (20th C)

Comb.G.32, Benda di giustificazione, Via del Cielo, Story of the Passion (20th C)

Comb.G.34, Benda di giustificazione, Via del Cielo (19th C)

Comb.H.1, Miracles of Mary (20th C)

Bound with a small illustrated scroll, disassembled into leaves

Comb.H.2, Acts of the Martyrs (15th C)

Comb.H.4, Sermon for St. Michael (19th-20th C)

Incipit: Io, che gia foi di

Comb.H.7, Miscellany (19th-20th C)

Comb.H.9, Vision of Mary (19th C)

Comb.O.2, Icons/Miniatures (20th C)

Comb.O.4 (Low Quality), Miscellany: Miracles of Jesus, Events of the Life of Jesus, Lectionary, Martyrology (17th-18th C)

Comb.O.5, Images (19th C)

A collection of full-page miniatures, taken from another book

Comb.O.7, Icons/Miniatures (20th C)

Comb.O.8, Icons/Miniatures (20th C)

Comb.O.9, Icons/Miniatures (20th C)

Comb.O.10, Work on Divination (19th-20th C)

Comb.O.14, Miscellany (19th C)

Comb.O.18, Ḥassaba Dawit (18th-19th C)

Comb.O.20, Prayer against the tongue of men (19th C)

Comb.O.24, Prayer against Curses

Comb.S.10, Baptismal Ritual (1962)