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1840s

Regni Dei In Terris Historia Amharicè, Carlo Gulielo Isenberg,

Impensis Ecclesiae Anglicae societatis ad religionem Christianam in Africa et Oriente expandendam institutae, 1841, London.

1920s

  1. ዋዜማ። ፣ ኁረይ፡ወልደ፡ሥላሴ፡ ፣
    ጎሐ፡ጽባሕ፡ማተሚያ፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፳፩፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ። (?)

  1. መጽሔተ፡ጥበብ። አለቃ፡አፈ፡ወርቅ። ፣ ትምህርትና፡በጥበብ፡ሚኒስትር፡ፈቃድ ፣
    በልዑል፡ራስ፡መኮንን፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣  ፲፱፻፳፮ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ገበታዋሪያ፥የንባብ፡መማሪያ። ፣ ደስታ፡ተክለ፡ወልድ ፣
    ቅዱስ፡አልዓዛር፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት ፣ ፲፱፻፳፰ ዓ.ም. ፣ ድሬ፡ዳዋ።

1930s

  1. ስለ፡ግዕዝ፡ቋንቋ፡ታሪክ። ፣ አባ፡ገብረ፡ኢየሱስ፡ኃይሉ ፣
    መርሐ፡ጥበብ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት ፣ ነሐሴ፡፳፫፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፴፮፡ዓ.ም።

  1. የአምስቱ፡የመከራ፡ዓመታት፡አጭር፡ታሪክ። ፣ መርስዔ፡ኃዘን፡ወልደ፡ቂርቆስ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፴፯ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ፡ ።

  1. ጥንታዊ፡ሆሄ፡ዝልሳነ፡ግዕዝ፡ ፣ ተከለ፡ማርያም፡ሰምሃራይ፡ሰላም፡ ፣
    Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1930, Vatican(?)

  1. የግዕዝ፡ሰዋስው፡መማሪያ፡ለጀማሪዎች። ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፴፰ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. መጽሔት፡ጥበብ። አክሊለ፡ብርሃን፡ወልደ፡ቂርቆስ፡ ፣ ቅድስት፡ሥላሴ፡መንፈሳዊ፡ትምህርት፡ቤት ፣
    ንግድ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፵፰ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

1940s

  1. ሻምበል፡ተስፋ፡ደስታ፡ ፣ የጦር፡ዐቅድና፡ብልሀት፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፵ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. የዓለም፡ታሪክ፡ከጂዎግራፊ፡ጋር፡የተያያዘ። ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፵ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ከወልወል፡ማይጨው ፣ ብርሃኑ፡ድንቄ ፣
    ትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡መተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ መስከረም ፳፮ ቀን ፲፱፻፵፪ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ርባሕ፡ስም፡ወአንቀጽ። ፣ ደስታ፡ተከለ፡ወልድ፡ ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣  ፲፱፲፵፮፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. የማይጨው፡ቍሶለኛ፡ ፣ መኰንን፡ዘውዴ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡በቅዳሚ፡ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት ፣ ጥቅምት፡፳፫፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፵፰፡ዓ.ም.፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. መጽሐፈ፡ሰዋስው፡ወግስ፡ወመዝገበ፡ቃላት፡ሐዲስ፣ ኪዳነ፡ወልድ፡ክፍሌ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፣ ፲፱፻፵፰ ዓ.ም.፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. የአቤቶሁን፡ያዕቆብ፡ትውልድና፡አጭር፡ታሪክ፣ ታደሰ፡ዘውልዴ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፣ ፲፱፻፵፰ ዓ.ም.፣ አዲስ በባ።

  1. መዝገበ-ቃላት ትግርኛ - አምሐርኛ ፣ አባ ዮሐንስ ገብረ-እግዚአብሔር ፣
    ቤት፡ማህተም፡አርቲ፡ግራፊከ፡ኤሪትረያ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፵፰ ዓ.ም. ፣ አስመራ።

  1. እስልምናና፡አፍሪቃ፡ ፣ ጐበዜ፡ጣፈጠ፡ ፣
    ንግድ፡መተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ ፣ ፲፱፵፱    ፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ዘርዓይ፡ደረስ። ፣ አንተነህ፡ዓለሙ፡ ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ግንቦት፡፳፫፡ቀን፡፲፱፵፱፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ኤርትራ፡ኩሪ፡ዕድሜ፡ለተፈሪ ።  ፣ እሸቴ፡ደምሴ፡ ፣
    ተስፋ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፵፱፡አ.ም፣ አዲስ፡አበባ ።

1950s

  1. ዕውቀት ለቁም ነገር። ፣ እሼቴ፡ባዩ፡ ፣
    ትንሣ’ኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ታኅሣሥ፡፴፡፲፱፻፶፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ትምህርቴ፡የዓይኔ፡ብርሃን፡መስታውቴ። ፣ ኤም፡ዳንኤል፡ ፣
    ንግድ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. በውኃ፡ግድብ፡አገር፡ይጠግብ፡ ፣ ኢትዮጵያ፡ዩኔስኮ፡ ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፩ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. አክሊላ፡ሃይማኖት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ ፣
    ትንሣኤ፡ጉባኤማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ሐምሌ ፱ ቀን ፲፱፶፩ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. የኢትዮጵያ ትሪክ ኑብያ-አክሱም ዛጕዬ ፣ ተክለ፡ጻድቅ፡መኵሪያ፡ ፣
    ትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡፣ ጥር፡፲፭፡ቀን፲፱፻፶፩ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. መስፍናዊ፡ጉብኝት፡ ፣ ከበደ፡ጣላዬ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፪ ዓ.ም.፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. «ከፍጥረት፡እስከ፡ምፅአት»። ፣ ጥበቡ፡ወርቅ፡አገኘሁ ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፪ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ደስታ ፣ አስፋ፡መሸሻ፡ ፣
    ኢል ፖሊግራፊኮ፡ማኅበር ፤ ጥር     ፲፱፻፶፫ ዓ.ም. ፣ አስመራ።

  1. ጤነኛ፡ሕፃን፡ ፣ አስቴር፡ክፍለ፡እግዚእ ፣
    ኢል ፖሊግራፊኮ፡ማኅበር    ፡ ፣ ጥር ፲፱፻፶፫ ዓ.ም. ፣ አስመራ።

  1. ቃለ፡ንጉሥ፡ነገሥትና፡ቅዱስ፡ዕድል፡ ፣ ባላምባራስ፡መንግሥቱ፡ታየ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡በቀዳሚዊ፡ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፣     ፲፱፻፶፬፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. ህብረ ሠዋሥው ፣ ደማ ዘንግእግዜር ሻለቃ ፣
    ትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ ፣ ህዳር ፳፭ ቀን ፲፱፻፶፬ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. የቤት፡መስናዶ፡በመልካም፡ዘዴ፡ ፣ ገነት፡አጥናፉ፡ ፣
    ንግድ፡መተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፭ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. ውሎ፡ላፈር። ፣ ሣሙኤል፡ለገሠ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፭ ዓ.ም.፣ አዲስ በባ።

  1. ዜናዊ ፓርላማ ፣ በለጠ፡ገብሬ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፵፮ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ በባ።

  1. መዝገበ፡ፊደል፡ ፣ ኪዳነ፡ወልድ፡ክፍሌ፡ ፣
    አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፯ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. ኆኅት፡ጥበብ፡ዘሥነ፡ጽሑፍ፡ ፣ ተክለ፡ማርያም፡ፋንታዬ፡ ፣
    ጊዜ፡ታተመ፣ ፲፱፻፶፯ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. የድርሰት፡አብነት፡ ፣ ዓለማየሁ፡ሞገስ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፶፯ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ በባ።

1960s

  1. ፀሐይ፡መስፍን፡ልብ፡ወልድ፡ታሪክ። ፣ ቢትወደድ፡መኰንን፡እንዳልካቸው፡ ፣
    ቅዱስ፡ጊዮርጊስ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ ታተመ፣ ፲፱፻፷ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ አበባ(?)

  1. አግዐዚ፣ ብላታ ወልደ፡ጊዮርጊስ፡ወልደ፡ዮሐንስ፣
    ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፷፩ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ በባ።

  1. ልጅነት፡ተመልሶ፡አይመጣም፡ ፣ በእምነት ገብረ አምላክ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፷፪ ዓ.ም.፣ አዲስ አበባ።

  1. መጽሐፈ ቅኔ (ዝክረ ሊቃውንት፤) ፣ መልአከ፡ብርሃን፡አድማሱ፡ጀምበሬ፡ ፣
    ኢትዮጵያ፡ተዋሕዶ፡ቤተ፡ክርስቲያን፡ትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡ማተሚ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፣ ጥቅምት ፩ ቀን ፲፱፻፷፫ ዓ፡ም፡ ፣ አዲስ አበባ ።

  1. ፊታውራሪ፡በላይ። ታሪክ፡በምሳሌ። ራስ፡እምሩ፡ኃለ፡ሥላሴ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ    ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፷፯፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. የዓመፅ፡ኑዛዜ፡ ፣ አቤ፡ጉበኛ፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ነሐሴ ፱ ፲፱፻፷፪ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።
    ፲፱፻፶፭ ዓ.ም. (first printing)

  1. መሬት፡የማን፡ነው?፣ አቤ፡ጉበኛ፣
    ትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡መተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፷፯ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

  1. የትንቢት፡ቀጠሮ፡ ፣ ከበደ፡ሚካኤል፡ ፣
    ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፷፬ ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ በባ።
    (፲፱፻፶፱ ዓ.ም. first printing)

Year Unknown

  1. የሴቷን፡ፈተና፡አለፈ፡በደኅና። ፣ ማሞ፡ውድነህ፡
    publisher, year, city missing

ዋዜማ።

ዋዜማ። ፣ ኁረይ፡ወልደ፡ሥላሴ፡ ፣

ጎሐ፡ጽባሕ፡ማተሚያ፡ታተመ፡ ፣ ፲፱፻፳፩፡ዓ.ም. ፣ አዲስ፡አበባ።

Hulet Neteb

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a number?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening parenthesis?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing parenthesis?

Usually not.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening quotation mark?

No.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a close quotation mark?

N/A

Does hulet neteb appear before or after terminating punctuation like “?” or “!”?

N/A

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a Latin script word?

N/A

Is hulet neteb used in dates?

Yes.

At the right margin, at the right of characters, does the ink from split words align with the ink of the hulet neteb?

Is hulet neteb used as a comma or word separator?

Word Separator.

Is hulet neteb word-bounded, or centered?

Centered.

Spacing

Is other punctuation treated identically as hulet neteb?

Yes.

Does extra white space appear around arat neteb? How much?

No.

How many characters are there per line?

How many lines are there per page?

30

Do paragraphs use indentation? How much?

Yes. 3 letters.

Is the first paragraph of a section indentented?

Yes.

Are lists, tables, or other structured components indented? How much?

Lists only, Tables are centered but span full page.

How much space appears between paragraphs?

None.

Does extra space appear before or after a heading? How much?

What justification style is used?

Full.

What line breaking style is used?

If justified text, is there a minimum number of characters per line observed?

Page Numbers

What numeral system is used?

Ethiopic.

If both, which numbering system appears on the outside?

Ethiopic.

Do the numbers appear at the top or bottom?

Top

What is the first numbered page?

፱

Is preface page numbering used? How so?

No.

Other Punctuation Usage

Are any irregular punctuation in use?  3 or 7 dot marks, section mark?  Etc?

No.

Are any Latin punctuation, or numerals, in use? Are they Ethiopicized?

No.

If ellipsis appears, with how many dots?  Does hulet neteb appear before or after it?

N/A

Is punctuation rubricated following a rubricated word?

N/A

Is ኛ raised in ordinals?

No.

Describe other use of sub- or superscript.

N/A

Can a paragraph end with a closing punctuation?

Yes.

What parenthetic symbol(s) are used?

()

What abbreviation style is used?

Only ዓ፡ም፡ observed.

What quotation mark symbol is used?

N/A

Are both single and double quotation marks used?

Is a duplication symbol used? (generally »)

N/A

Lists

In a bullet list, what bullet symbol is used?

N/A

What list item marker is used?

፤

What list item separator is used, if any?

።

Does space appear after the marker?

After. In one case before.

How does a paragraph follow from a list?

Separate.

Numerals

Are numbers fixed height?

No.

Do the lower bars start at or below the baseline?

Underline

How thick is the underline?

N/A

How far below the base text does the underline appear?

N/A

Is the hulet neteb at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

N/A

Is the other punctuation at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

N/A

Emphasis

Is there any use of bold text?

No.

Is there any use of italics?

No.

Is the font size larger for chapters or sections?  How much so?

No.

Is there any other form of emphasis used?

No.

Other Layout Usage

Describe the header.

Describe the footer.

How many columns are used?

1

How are dates formed?

ነሐሴ፡፩፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፲፯፡ዓ፡ም፡

How is a bibliographic citation formed?

N/A

How is the publisher name formed?

ጎሐ፡ጽባሕ፡ማተሚያ፡ታተመ።

Describe the table of contents, if present.

Describe the index if present.

N/A

Describe overall structure (component breakdown).

Describe table formatting. Cell centering? Vertical numeral alignment? Etc.

Table caption style?

Image caption style?

የማይጨው ፡ ቍስለኛ ።

የማይጨው፡ቍሶለኛ። መኰንን፡ዘውዴ። ብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡በቅዳሚ፡ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፣ ጥቅምት፡፳፫፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፵፰፡ ዓ.ም.። አዲስ፡አበባ። 123 ገጾች።

Underline

How thick is the underline?

Thick, more than half of the letter stroke thickness.

The interlinear space increases where underline is used (~1.5)

How far below the base text does the underline appear?

Standard.

Is the hulet neteb at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

Both occur.

Is the other punctuation at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

Both occur.

Hulet Neteb

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a number?

Both.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening parenthesis?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing parenthesis?

Before only.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening quotation mark?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing quotation mark?

No.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after terminating punctuation like “?” or “!”?

In one case for before ? (p. 21) and before ! (p.98)

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a Latin script word?

N/A

Is hulet neteb used in dates?

Yes, between all parts.

At the right margin, at the right of characters, does the ink from split words align with the ink of the hulet neteb?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb follow a word in isolation?

N/A

Is hulet neteb used as a comma or word separator?

Word separator.

Is hulet neteb word-bounded, or centered?

Centered.

Spacing

Is other punctuation treated identically as hulet neteb?

Yes.

Does extra white space appear around arat neteb? How much?

No. Treated like other punctuation.

How many characters are there per line?

23-27

How many lines are there per page?

26

Do paragraphs use indentation? How much?

Yes. Width of “አገር"

Is the first paragraph of a section indentented?

No,

Are lists, tables, or other structured components indented? How much?

N/A

How much space appears between paragraphs?

Regular interlinear line space.

How much space follows the end of a section?

Single line.

Does extra space appear before or after a heading? How much?

A single line before, 0.75 after.,

Page Numbers

What numeral system is used?

Both

If both, which numbering system appears on the outside?

Ethiopic

Do the numbers appear at the top or bottom?

Top

What is the first numbered page?

፲፬

Is preface page numbering used? How so?

Yes. Uppercase Roman.

Other Punctuation Usage

Are any irregular punctuation in use?  3 or 7 dot marks, section mark?  Etc?

N/A

Are any Latin punctuation, or numerals, in use? Are they Ethiopicized?

()?!. and numbers appear

If ellipsis appears, with how many dots?  Does hulet neteb appear before or after it?

N/A

Is punctuation rubricated following a rubricated word?

N/A

Is ኛ raised in ordinals?

N/A

Describe other use of sub- or superscript.

N/A

Can a paragraph end with a closing punctuation?

Yes, with »

What parenthetic symbol(s) are used?

“(“ and “)” only

What abbreviation style is used?

“.” observed only in ዓ.ም.

Lists

In a bullet list, what bullet symbol is used?

N/A

What list item marker is used?

N/A

Does space appear after the marker?

N/A

How does a paragraph follow from a list?

N/A

Numerals

Are numbers fixed height?

Appears fixed with ፬ being noticeably slightly smaller, top aligned with other numbers.

Do the lower bars start at or below the baseline?

Below.

Other Layout and Formatting Usage

Describe the header.

Ethiopic and Latin page numbers, with the book title centered.  Prior to the first chapter, ማውጫ። and መግለጫ።

A line separates the header from the body.

Describe the footer.

None.

How many columns are used?

1.

How are dates formed?

የካቲት፲፬፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፳፱፡ዓ.ም.የአዲስ፡አበባ፡

How is a bibliographic citation formed?

N/A

How is the publisher name formed?

በብርሃንና፡ሰላም፡በቅዳሚ፡ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት

Describe the table of contents, if present.

Describe the index if present.

Describe overall structure (component breakdown).

Describe table formatting. Cell centering? Vertical numeral alignment? Etc.

Table caption style?

Image caption style?

ከወልወል ፡ ማይጨው።

ከወልወል፡ማይጨው፣ብርሃኑ፡ድንቄ፣ትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡መተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ፣መስከረም ፳፮ ቀን ፲፱፻፵፪ ዓ.ም.፣አዲስ፡አበባ።

Underline

How thick is the underline?

N/A

How far below the base text does the underline appear?

N/A

Is the hulet neteb at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

N/A

Is the other punctuation at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

N/A

Hulet Neteb

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a number?

Both.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening parenthesis?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing parenthesis?

After (primarily, not consistent)

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening quotation mark?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing quotation mark?

Before only (not consistent)

Does hulet neteb appear before or after terminating punctuation like “?” or “!”?

No.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a Latin script word?

N/A

Is hulet neteb used in dates?

Yes, throughout.

At the right margin, at the right of characters, does the ink from split words align with the ink of the hulet neteb?

Yes.

Is hulet neteb used as a comma or word separator?

Word separator.

Is hulet neteb word-bounded, or centered?

Centered. But appearing word-bounded in abbreviation of ዓ፡ም፡

Spacing

Is other punctuation treated identically as hulet neteb?

Yes.

Does extra white space appear around arat neteb? How much?

No.

How many characters are there per line?

40

How many lines are there per page?

37

Do paragraphs use indentation? How much?

Yes, 3 characters.

Is the first paragraph of a section indentented?

Yes.

Are lists, tables, or other structured components indented? How much?

Tables span the full page.  Lists might be indented 3,4, or 6 letter widths.

How much space appears between paragraphs?

0.75 line height

Does extra space appear before or after a heading? How much?

1 line height.

Page Numbers

What numeral system is used?

Ethiopic only.

If both, which numbering system appears on the outside?

Ethiopic.

Do the numbers appear at the top or bottom?

Top.

What is the first numbered page?

፲

Is preface page numbering used? How so?

No.

Other Punctuation Usage

Are any irregular punctuation in use?  3 or 7 dot marks, section mark?  Etc?

፧ ፲፪ , ፶፪ (4 times) ፶

Are any Latin punctuation, or numerals, in use? Are they Ethiopicized?

No. Latin weight.

If ellipsis appears, with how many dots?  Does hulet neteb appear before or after it?

N/A

Is punctuation rubricated following a rubricated word?

N/A

Is ኛ raised in ordinals?

No.

Describe other use of sub- or superscript.

N/A

Can a paragraph end with a closing punctuation?

Yes, » )

What parenthetic symbol(s) are used?

(,)

What abbreviation style is used?

፡ as a marker. Observed in ዓ፡ም፡ only.

Lists

In a bullet list, what bullet symbol is used?

N/A

What list item marker is used?

/

Does space appear after the marker?

Yes.

How does a paragraph follow from a list?

Separate. But indentation will usually match the list indentation.

Numerals

Are numbers fixed height?

Variable.

Do the lower bars start at or below the baseline?

Below.

Other Layout Usage

Describe the header.

Book Title, Page number, and separator line.

Describe the footer.

None.

How many columns are used?

1

How are dates formed?

ነሐሴ፡፳፬፡ቀን፡፲፱፻፳፯፡ዓ፡ም፡

How is a bibliographic citation formed?

N/A

How is the publisher name formed?

በትንሣኤ፡ዘጉባኤ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡ታተመ።

Describe the table of contents, if present.

Describe the index if present.

Describe overall structure (component breakdown).

Describe table formatting. Cell centering? Vertical numeral alignment? Etc.

Table caption style?

Image caption style?

መጽሐፈ፡ሰዋስው፡ወግስ፡ወመዝገበ፡ቃላት፡ሐዲስ።

መጽሐፈ፡ሰዋስው፡ወግስ፡ወመዝገበ፡ቃላት፡ሐዲስ፣ ኪዳነ፡ወልድ፡ክፍሌ። አርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፣ ፲፱፻፵፰። አዲስ አበባ።

Underline

How thick is the underline?

N/A

How far below the base text does the underline appear?

N/A

Is the hulet neteb at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

N/A

Is the other punctuation at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

N/A

Hulet Neteb

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a number?

Both.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening parenthesis?

Yes.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing parenthesis?

After only.

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening quotation mark?

No examples.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing quotation mark?

Not before.
No examples for after.

Does hulet neteb appear before or after terminating punctuation like “?” or “!”?

N/A

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a Latin script word?

Yes, but only observed before and after latin numbers.

Is hulet neteb used in dates?

Yes.

At the right margin, at the right of characters, does the ink from split words align with the ink of the hulet neteb?

Yes.

Is hulet neteb used as a comma or word separator?

Word Separator.

Is hulet neteb word-bounded, or centered?

Centered

Spacing

Is other punctuation treated identically as hulet neteb?

Yes.

Does extra white space appear around arat neteb? How much?

Yes. 2-3 widths of arat neteb.

How many characters are there per line?

44

How many lines are there per page?

37

Do paragraphs use indentation? How much?

Yes. 3 letters.

Is the first paragraph of a section indentented?

Yes.

Are lists, tables, or other structured components indented? How much?

Yes.

How much space appears between paragraphs?

Regular interlinear space.

Does extra space appear before or after a heading? How much?

1 line after, 1 or 2 before.

What justification style is used?

Full justification with extra elasticity after arat neteb.

What line breaking style is used?

Regular, arbitrary, no minimum.

If justified text, is there a minimum number of characters per line observed?

No minimum.

Page Numbers

What numeral system is used?

Ethiopic.

If both, which numbering system appears on the outside?

Ethiopic.

Do the numbers appear at the top or bottom?

None.

What is the first numbered page?

በ / ፮

Is preface page numbering used? How so?

አበገደ from በ-ወ only

Other Punctuation Usage

Are any irregular punctuation in use?  3 or 7 dot marks, section mark?  Etc?

Em dash and = observed. ፥ is the default comma.

Are any Latin punctuation, or numerals, in use? Are they Ethiopicized?

No.

If ellipsis appears, with how many dots?  Does hulet neteb appear before or after it?

2, 3, 4 and 7 dots. Ellipsis will appear after hulet neteb or dereb serez and can be terminated by arat neteb. See pages 44 & 45.

Is punctuation rubricated following a rubricated word?

N/A

Is ኛ raised in ordinals?

No.

Describe other use of sub- or superscript.

N/A

Can a paragraph end with a closing punctuation?

Yes.

What parenthetic symbol(s) are used?

()

What abbreviations style is used?

ዓ፡ም፡

What quotation mark symbol is used?

A quotation is not observed, but « » are indicated in a table of symbols.

Are both single and double quotation marks used?

N/A

Is a duplication symbol used? (generally »)

Yes, appears like a small » but with the lower half smaller than the top. Observed in the table of contents, see page “ወ”, and page ፻፹፱ - ፻፺፩.

Lists

In a bullet list, what bullet symbol is used?

N/A

What list item marker is used?

፤ Page ፷፩, ፸

)፡ Page ፸፩

What list item separator is used, if any?

Arat Neteb

Does space appear after the marker?

Yes.

How does a paragraph follow from a list?

Both separate paragraph and continuation from the last item. (page ፴)

Numerals

Are numbers fixed height?

Appears fixed with ፬ being noticeably slightly smaller, top aligned with other numbers.

Do the lower bars start at or below the baseline?

Below.

Emphasis

Is there any use of bold text?

No.

Is there any use of italics?

No. An older style typeface is used in place of where italics would normally be found.

Is the font size larger for chapters or sections?  How much so?

In the dictionary section, the each new term will appear in larger size text. ⅓ larger (32/24 pixels)

Is there any other form of emphasis used?

Inline font size change in the dictionary. An older style typeface is used in the header and

Other Layout Usage

Describe the header.

Chapter , Section(?) Page #

Describe the footer.

None.

How many columns are used?

1 and 2.

How are dates formed?

A full date is not observed.

How is a bibliographic citation formed?

N/A

How is the publisher name formed?

በአርቲስቲክ፡ማተሚያ፡ቤት፡

Describe the table of contents, if present.

ምክሥተ፡አርእስት፡

Presented in 2 or 3 columns, no table borders used or dots.

Describe the index if present.

N/A

Describe overall structure (component breakdown).

Describe table formatting. Cell centering? Vertical numeral alignment? Etc.

Table caption style?

Not used.

Image caption style?

Regular text, centered and with an empty line between the image and caption.

The following is an empty template of the survey table:

Hulet Neteb

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a number?

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening parenthesis?

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a closing parenthesis?

Does hulet neteb appear before an opening quotation mark?

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a close quotation mark?

Does hulet neteb appear before or after terminating punctuation like “?” or “!”?

Does hulet neteb appear before or after a Latin script word?

Is hulet neteb used in dates?

At the right margin, at the right of characters, does the ink from split words align with the ink of the hulet neteb?

Is hulet neteb used as a comma or word separator?

Is hulet neteb word-bounded, or centered?

Spacing

Is other punctuation treated identically as hulet neteb?

Does extra white space appear around arat neteb? How much?

How many characters are there per line?

How many lines are there per page?

Do paragraphs use indentation? How much?

Is the first paragraph of a section indentented?

Are lists, tables, or other structured components indented? How much?

How much space appears between paragraphs?

Does extra space appear before or after a heading? How much?

What justification style is used?

What line breaking style is used?

If justified text, is there a minimum number of characters per line observed?

Page Numbers

What numeral system is used?

If both, which numbering system appears on the outside?

Do the numbers appear at the top or bottom?

What is the first numbered page?

Is preface page numbering used? How so?

Other Punctuation Usage

Are any irregular punctuation in use?  3 or 7 dot marks, section mark?  Etc?

Are any Latin punctuation, or numerals, in use? Are they Ethiopicized?

If ellipsis appears, with how many dots?  Does hulet neteb appear before or after it?

Is punctuation rubricated following a rubricated word?

Is ኛ raised in ordinals?

Describe other use of sub- or superscript.

Can a paragraph end with a closing punctuation?

What parenthetic symbol(s) are used?

What abbreviation style is used?

What quotation mark symbol is used?

Are both single and double quotation marks used?

Is a duplication symbol used? (generally »)

Lists

In a bullet list, what bullet symbol is used?

What list item marker is used?

What list item separator is used, if any?

Does space appear after the marker?

How does a paragraph follow from a list?

Numerals

Are numbers fixed height?

Do the lower bars start at or below the baseline?

Underline

How thick is the underline?

How far below the base text does the underline appear?

Is the hulet neteb at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

Is the other punctuation at the end of an underlined sequence also underlined?

Emphasis

Is there any use of bold text?

Is there any use of italics?

Is the font size larger for chapters or sections?  How much so?

Is there any other form of emphasis used?

Other Layout Usage

Describe the header.

Describe the footer.

How many columns are used?

How are dates formed?

How is a bibliographic citation formed?

How is the publisher name formed?

Describe the table of contents, if present.

Describe the index if present.

Describe overall structure (component breakdown).

Describe table formatting. Cell centering? Vertical numeral alignment? Etc.

Table caption style?

Image caption style?