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 84 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.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.25, Abba Heryacos The Anaphora of Mary (19th-20th C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Comb.O.24, Prayer against Curses