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British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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55 artworks

British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

48 entries

Or 481, f.4v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 481 — ኦሪት Octateuch, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል Gospels and Ecclesiastical works.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Octateuch, ኦሪት and Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል and Ecclesiastical works. Late 17th century. Profusely illustrated with decorated coloured borders and devices. ff.209. (209+i)ff. 2r-3v. a letter of John, patriarch of Alexandria, to king ‘Iyasu (II), written by a later hand. Dated 1743. f. 3r-4v. deeds of gift, grant and donations of various kings.The Octateuch.f. 5r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት.f. 21r. Exodus, ዘፀአት. f. 35r. Leviticus, ዘሌዋውያን.f. 46r. Numbers, ዘኍልቍ .f. 61r. Deuteronomy, ዘዳግም.f. 74.r Joshua, መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ.f. 83r. Judges, ዘመሳፍንት. f. 91r. Ruth, ዘሩት.f. 91r. Subscription, ተፈጸመ በዝየ ኦሪት ሰመንቱ ብሔር በሰላመ እግዚአብሔር. The four Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል. f. 94r. Gospels preceded by the Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus.ff. 95r-98v. The Canons of Eusebius.f. 112r. The Gospel of Matthew, ማቴዎስ.f. 126r. The Gospel of Mark, ማርቆስ. f. 134r. The Gospel of Luke, ሉቃስ.f. 146r. The Gospel of John, ዮሐንስ.f. 155r. Synodos, ሲኖዶስ, a corpus of Juris Ecclesiastici and the orders of the Apostles. f. 155v. Orders of the Apostles given through Clement, fifty-seven in number. f. 157r. Orders of the Apostles given through Clement, seventy-two in number, ሲኖደስ ዘአበው ሐዋርያት ዘሠርዑ ለአርትዖ ቤተ ክርስቲያን. f…

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 503, f.75v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 503 — Isaiah, Daniel and the first book of Esdras

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 1r. ትርጓሜ፡ ስነ፡ ፍጥረታት፡ ዘይነግር፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ኦሪት. "exposition of the beauty of created things," on the commencement of Genesis, ch. x.f. 6r. Isaiah, ኢሳይያስ.f. 32v. List of the Biblical Books, as received in the Ethiopian Church.f. 33r. “Comparison of the Temple" . List of the Kings of Judah and Israel.f. 33v. ልደተ፡ አበው "Genealogy of the Fathers," from Adam down to king Faslladas, 'Alam Sagad, who began to reign A.D. 1632. f. 36r. Daniel, ዳንኤል.f. 46r. 4th Esdras according to the Vulgate.f. 57r. The Ascension of Isaiah, ዕርገተ ኢሳይያስ.f. 63r. The Apocalypse of Baruch,ራዕይ፡ ዘከሠተ፡ ለቅዱሳን፡ አባ፡ ባሮክ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ኮነ፡ ሎቱ፡ ፵ወ፭ዓመተ፡ ወሰድዎ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወእሙ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወዓቀምዎ፡ ቅድመ፡ ለቀ፡ ካህናት፡ ዘስሙ፡ እስክንድሮስ፡ ወደመሮ፡ ኅበ፡ ኣፃዌ፡ ኅ ዋኅ ው፡ ዘኢየሩሳሌም። ወነበረ፡ እንዘ፡ ይትለ አክ፡ ፳ዓመተ፡ ዘይጼሊ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ኢታርእየኒ፡ ሙስናሃ፡ለኢየሩሳሌም። ወእምድኅ፡ ኮነ፡ ሎቱ፡ ፵ዓመተ፡ ሖረ፡ ከመ፡ ይቅደሕ፡ ማየ፡ ወቀድሐ፡ ማየ፡ ወነሥ አ፡ ቍጽለ፡ በለስ፡ ወከደና፡ ለይእቲ፡ ማይ፡ ወመጽ አ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ ድቃስ፡ ወንዋም፡ ደቀሰ፡ ወኖመ። ወ አንሥ አ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለናቡከደነጾር.f. 67r. The Apocalypse of Ezra, regarding the Day of Judgment. f. 71v. Tract entitled ብዕለ፡ ነገሥታት, " the Wealth of Kings."f. 77r. የዝንዶ፡ ታሪክ፡ ትውልዱ፡ አክሱም፡ ነው፡ የሴት፡ ሰውና፡ ዘንዶ፡ መንታ፡ ወለደች።Decoration: f. 75v and 76r contain a picture representing king Yekuno Amlak…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 507, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

15th centuryVerified artwork

Or 507 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል , The Four Gospels

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 2r. The Gospel of Matthew. As the end is a note, giving the name Mahtama Krestos, who bought the Ms. for a church of St. Michael, ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘማኅተመ፡ ክርስቶስ። ዘ አጥረዮ፡ በነዋዩ፡ ለታቦተ፡ ሚካኤል።f.47r. The Gospel of Mark.f. 74r. The Gospel of Luke.f. 115r. The Gospel of John. f. 148r. Contains a salam or hymn to various saints.f. 148v. Genealogy, መጽሐፈ፡ ልደቱ፡ ለእነማይ፡ ending with the name of the writer, 'Esba Giyorgis, ዕስበ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ followed by a continuation, መጽሐፈ፡ ልደቱ፡ ለ፬ልድ (sic) እነማይ።f. 149r. Genealogy, ወበዋተይሂ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ልደቱ፡ ለነመራጌ፡, ending with the name of the writer Waka Dengel, ዋካ፡ ድንግል።On the same page is an extract from a homily on the holy Eucharist and on the last hours of our Lord.Decoration: ff. 1v, 46v, 73v, 114v. The commencement of each Gospel is ornamented, and contains portraits of the Evangelists.f. 147v. At the end is a note, in the same hand as the ms., stating that it belonged to one Takla Giyorgis, ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ወንጌል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘ አጥረዮ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ከመ፡ ይኵኖ፡ ተዝካረ፡ በዕለተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ይጽሐፍ፡ ስሞ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ስመ፡ ረድኡ፡ አብሮኮሮስ፡እግዚአብሔር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወይክፍሎ፡ ኃደረ፡ ውስተ፡ መካነ፡ ዛሕን፡ ወመርስ፡ አሜን። f. 147v. Subsequently, it belonged to Matthew and his son 'Abba Kenfa Mika'el, ዝመጽ…

Date: 15th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 509, f.42v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 509 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 1r, and a short paragraph on the Evangelists, especially S. Matthew, with an index of the sections in his Gospel, f. 1 b. The heading of the Gospel gives the name of the owner, Zar-Walda Maryam.f. 3r. The Gospel of Matthew.f. 45r. The Gospel of Mark.f. 71r. The Gospel of Luke, with an introductory paragraph, f.69r.f. 120r. The Gospel of John, with an introductory paragraph, f. 117r.Decorations : ff. 42v, 43r, 43v, 69v, 70r, 70v, 118r, 118v, 119r, 159r, 119v, 160r, 160v.f. 159r, gives the name of the scribe, Nabiya Le'ul, and of the place for which it was written, ዝወንጌል: ዘአቦራ: ቅዱስ: ጊዮርጊስ: ወጸሓፈሁ: ነቢየ: ልዑል::

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 510, f.7r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

17th centuryVerified artwork

Or 510 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels. f. 2r. the Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus f. 6v. the name of the original owner has been erased, and replaced with Sabla Wangēl and 'Alāf Mogasā.f. 7r. The Gospel of Matthew.f. 76r. The Gospel of Mark. Colophon: f. 75v, at the end is the following note, ተጽሕፈ፡ በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌልዊ፡ እንዘ፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፤ ፸፻ ወ ፩ ፻ ፶ ዓመት፡ እምፍጥረተ፡ ዓለም። እምአመ፡ ነግሠ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ን፡ ሥ፡… ፴ ወ ፬ ዓመት፡ ወ አጽሐፈ፡ በብዙኅ፡ ፃማ፡ ሶበ፡ አስተናስ ኦ፡ ፍቅር፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ ወሥዕልሂ፡ ዘዓረቢ፡ ገብረ፡ መ፡ ገለ፡ ግዕዝ። f. 122r. The Gospel of Luke.f. 190r. The Gospel of John.Owner: f. 238v. the name of the original owner has been erased, and replaced with Sabla Wangēl and 'Alāf Mogasā. ነዋ፡ አዘዝነ፡ ንሕነ፡ አእላፍ፡ ሰገድ፡ ወ አእላፍ፡ ሞገሳ፡ ወበጸጋ፡ እግዚ አብሔር፡ ዘተሰመይነ፡ ዮሐንስ ሃ፡ ወሰብለ፡ ወንጌል፡ ያውግዙ፡ እንበይነ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍነ። ዘአጽሐፍናሃ፡ ንሕነ፡ በዘመነ፡ መንግ ሥትነ፡ ለበቍዔተ፡ ነፍስነ። ከመ፡ ኢያውፅኣ፡ እምቤተ፡ ውሉድነ፡ ዘወለድናሆሙ፡ በሥጋ።Scribe or artist name in lower margin Takla Maryam ተክለ ማርያም on f.9r. This manuscripts is illuminated by 153 drawings, illustrating the Life of Christ and at the beginning of each Gospel is a portrait of the Evangelist with emblem: ff. 7r, 8v, 9v,10r,10v,12r, 12v, 14r, 19v, 20r, 21v, 22r, 24r, 24v, 25r, 25v, 29v, 30v, 31r, 33r, 36v, 37…

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 515, f.13v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

17th centuryVerified artwork

Or 515 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing: on f. 1r. appears the name of the first owner. f. 5r. Introduction to the Gospels. f. 5r. The Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus.f. 10r. The Eusebian Canons. Paragraph on the evangelists, with an index of the section on the Gospel of Matthew.f. 14r. the Gospel of Matthew ወንጌለ ማቴዎስ . Preface to the exposition of St Matthew. f. 65r. the Gospel of Mark interruption paragraph and index of section f. 96r. Gospel of Luke with introduction paragraph and index of section.f. 151r. Gospel of St John introduction paragraph and index of section.f. 190v. a note which once contained not only a date but also the name of the first owner, his parents and the scribe.This manuscript contains a small number of images. Decoration: Number of illustrations 5. There are portraits of the Evangelists with their emblems on folio 13v, 14r, 64v, 95v, and 150v.

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 520, f.2v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

17th centuryVerified artwork

Or 520 — The Gospel of John and Miracles of Mary

An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f.4r. The Gospel of John.f. 134r. Address to the blessed Virgin Mary, extracted from a discourse of John Chrysostom.f.137r. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 33 miracles in number. The 34th chapter contains the prayer of the blessed Virgin on the 16th of month of Yakatit.f. 267v. list of books and other property, belonging to the church of Jesus, at Kaha, in the reign of Gigar, ኊልቍ፡ ዕቃ፡ ዘቀሐ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ በ አፄ፡ ጊጋር፡ መንግሥት፡፡f.4r. Owners' names, Paul and Walatta Paulos.f. 265b. ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፥ ዘቢዠሮንድ፡ ጳወሎስ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለታቦተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ [ዘቃሐ፡] ባሕቱ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይትካፈዎ፡ ውሉድ፡ ወሚመ፡ ብእሲት፡ ወኢይንሥእዎ፡ ኃያላን፡ በኃይል፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ለይኩን።Decoration : The Gospel of John ff. 2v, 3v, 7v, 12r, 14v, 16r, 20v, 23r, 30r, 32v, 39v, 21v, 54r, 61v, 74v, 78v, 80r, 86v, 88r, 104r, 108v, 114r, 117r, 121r, 124r124v, 129r.Decoration : Miracles of Mary: ff. 135v, 141v, 142r, 142v, 145r, 148v, 149r, 152r, 155r, 155v, 159r, 162r, 166r, 168v, 169r, 173r, 173v, 174r, 177r, 180v, 181r, 184r, 184v, 188r, 191r, 191v, 194v, 195r, 198v, 199r, 201v, 202r, 205r, 208v, 212v, 213r, 213v, 216v, 217r, 217v, 219v, 220r, 220v, 223v, 224r, 230r, 230v, 232v, 233r, 236v, 237r, 242v, 243r, 248r, 248v,…

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 533, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 533 — አብቀለምሲስ, "The Revelation of St. John" .

An Ethiopian manuscript containing: አብቀለምሲስ, The Revelation of St. John- an illuminated manuscript, illustrating the “Apocalypse” of John and concerning the life and death of the Apostle. Gondar,f. 1r. The Revelation of St. John.(In the colophon, f.85v, the names of king ‘Iyasu and queen Walatta Giyorgis have been subsequently inserted.) f. 85r. The Acts of St. John at Ephesus, written by his disciple ‘Aberekoros (Prochorus). f. 109r. The Death of St. John, narrated by Prochorus. f. 114r. A hymn composed by the scribe, ወዛቲ ድርሰት ዓርኬ ይእቲ ዘደረስክዋ አነ ጸሓፌ ዝንቱ መጽሐፍ.Illustrations: ff. 1v,3v-3r, 4r, 5r, 6v, 8v-8r, 10r-10v, 11v, 12v,13v, 14v-15r, 16v-17r, 18v-19r,20r, 21r, 22r-24r, 25v-26r, 27r-28r, 29v-30r, 31v-32r, 33v-35r, 36r-36v, 37v-38r, 39r-39v, 41v-43r, 44v-45r, 46v-47v, 49r-50v, 51v-51r, 53r, 54r-58v,59v-62v, 63r-64v, 65v, 66v, 68v-69r, 70v-71v, 72v, 73v, 74v-76r, 77r-79r, 80v-81v, 82v, 83v-84r, 85r, 86r, 89v-91r, 94v-95r, 98v-99v, 103v-105r, 107v-108r, 110v, 112v, 114v-115r.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 536, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

17th centuryVerified artwork

Or 536 — Psalms, with Mazmura Dengel

An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f. 2r. Psalms, with Mazmura Dengel, beginning, ውዳሴ ዕበይኪ ማርያም እንተ ጸሐፈ በዓቅሙ. መዝሙረ ድንግል. The margin are in Amharic, and a few notes in the same language.f. 171r. The Canticles or Biblical Hymns, partly with musical notes, and accompanied with the Mazmura Dengel and Amharic glosses:1st Song of Moses, f. 171r. 2nd Song of Moses, f. 172r.3rd Song of Moses, f. 174r.Prayer of Hannah, f. 176v.Hezekiah, f. 177v. Manasseh, f. 178v.Jonah, f. 180r. Song of Azariah, f. 180v.Prayer and Song of the three Holy Children, f. 182r.Prayer of Habakkuk, f. 181r.Isaiah, f. 186r.Song of the blessed Virgin Mary, f. 187r.Prayer of Zacharias, f. 187v;St. Simeon the Aged, f. 188v.f. 189r.The Song of Songs, with the Mazmura Dengel and Amharic notes, f. 209r. The Encomium of the blessed Virgin Mary, divided into lessons for the days of the week:Monday, f. 200r. Tuesday, f. 202r.Wednesday, f. 205r.Thursday, f.207r.Friday, f.210v.Saturday, f.212v.Sunday. f.214v.f. 217r. The Encomium of the blessed Virgin Mary.Decoration: f. 1r. Unfinished pictures of St. Michael.

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 538, f.51v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

17th–18th centuriesVerified artwork

Or 538 — Psalms, with Mazmura Dengel

An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f. 1r. Psalms, with Mazmura Dengel, ነዓ ኅቤየ ዳዊት. f. 162r. The Canticles or Biblical Hymns, with the Mazmura Dangel.f.179r. The Song of Songs, with the Mazmura Dengel.f. 188r. The Wedddse Maryam, for the day of the week.f. 203r. Another Wedddse Maryam. f. 209r. A Salam to the blessed Virgin Mary. f. 210r. Prayers for the days of the week.f. 215v. A Litany of our Saviour, ኦዘወረድከ እምሰማይ በእንቲአነ. ስምዓነ አምላክነ ወመድኃኒነ. Decoration: ff. 51v, 103v, 161r-v, 178v, 216r-v. Pictures, evidently of later date than the Ms. They represent Abraham ; Abba Samuel and his lion, Abuna Aragawi, Abba Takla Haymanout, Abba Eustathius. Written above ድበረ ምጥማቅ and below ወይዘሮ ወለተ.The Holy Trinity ; Adam and Eve tempted; Claudius and Faslladas ; St.Stephen; our Lord giving the covenant, ኪደነ : , to His Mother ; Phanuel, Raphael conquering Satan, and Abba Gabra Maufas Kedus.f. 209r. The name Stephen, ዕስጢፋኖስ, for whose name that of one ኢያሱ : has been substituted.Several names of owners of this Ms. have been erased. f. 96v. አጽመ ጊዮርጊስ… ጊዮርጊስ… ክርስቶስ; and these were repeated every few pages. On f. 187v. is the name of ዘሚካኤል, Ze Michael.

Date: 17th–18th centuries
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 566, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

19th centuryVerified artwork

Or 566 — መፍትሔ፡ ሥራይ, Collection of prayers.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 1r-41 A large collection of magical prayers, charms, and incantations, beginning with ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መፍትሔ፡ ሥራይ፡ ዘተቀድሐ፡ እም፹ወ፩መጻሕፍት፡ ዘወጽአት፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም።. Some of them are in Amharic. Directions for their use are occasionally given. Decoration: ff. 1r and 21r.Owner's name, Walda Giyorgis Wasan Sagad, king of Shoa, who died A.D. 1812.

Date: 19th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 584, f.154v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 584 — ድጓ Dēggwä. Hymnbook of the Ethiopian Church for the whole year, with musical notes.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Dēggwä.f.1r, The Dēggwä, or Hymnbook of the Ethiopian Church for the whole year, with musical notes the volume begins with the Feast of S. John the Baptist and ends with the Presentation of our Lord and the Commemoration of S. Simeon the Aged.f.1r, Beginning, ማሕሌተ ያሬድ Mahletä Yared.f. 121r. The table of Hallelujahs.f. 122r. the second part commences on and contains the hymns for Lent ማሕሌተ ያሬድ Mahletä Yared. .f. 154v, A portrait of St. Takla Haimanot.f. 155r, Easter, and concludes with a hymn on the appearance of Jehovah to Abraham (Genesis, eh. xviii.).f.231r. a note, recording that this Ms. was presented by Za-Manfas Kedus to the church of Dabra Berhan, founded by king 'iyasu I.f. 232r, a portrait of ያሬድ YaredDecoration: Number of illustrations 2. Written in a small, regular character, and dated A.D. 1735.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 590, f.3v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 590 — ጥበበ ጠቢባን “Wisest among the Wise”. A hymnological composition.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ጥበበ ጠቢባን “Wisest among the Wise”. f.2r. The hymn ጥበበ ጠቢባን “Wisest among the Wise”, a hymnological composition. The hymn beginning : እግዚ አብሔር አብ እምቅድመ ዓለማት እንደንበረf.2v. ዘከመ ፈጠሮሙ ለመላእክት በዕለተ እኁድ f.3r. ዘከመ ነጻሕኮ ለዲያብሎስ በትዕቢቱf.3v. ዘከመ አሠርኮሙ ለ አጋንንትThis volume is profusely illustrated, the subject of each picture being usually stated on the upper margin; ff.2r-73v.ff.52r-73v. Hymns to Angels, Saints, and Martyrs, consisting of a verse addressed to each,; namely, S. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, 'Afnin, all Angels, the 4 Cherubim, George, Fasiladas, S. Stephen, Eustathius, Minas, Behniim (Marmehnam), Mercurius, Arsema, Arwa, the 12 Apostles, Cyrus, Abib, Abba Milkl, Aaron, the Nicene Pathers, Gabra Manfas Kedus, Samuel, Alef and Sehma, Takla Haimanot, Eustathius, Theodore, Claudius, Sebastian, John of 'Esyiit, Victor, Abba Latzun, the 2 Macarii, S. Matthew, Antony, Macarius, Abba Anbas, Demetrius, Moses, Theophilus, John the dwarf (ሐጺር), and St. Andrew.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 595, f.107v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 595 — Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise”

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise” arranged for the days of the week. Monday, imperfect at beginning: f.1r. Tuesday, f. 28r. Wednesday, f. 45r.Thursday, f. 62v.Friday, f. 79r. Saturday, f. 87v. Sunday, ff. 96v-102v. Hymns to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, f. 106v. A Miracle of the Virgin Mary, f. 107r. Hymn in a later hand, beginning, [ንሴብህ ጸጋኪ] ኦምልእተ ጸጋ ወእትጋነይ ለኪ ኦምልዕተ ውዳሴ.f. 107v. A drawing of a king on his throne, playing on a harp, and above it, in coarse letters, ንጉሠ ነገሥት ቴዎድሮስ “King of Kings Téwodros”. Names of owners mostly erased. f. 96v. ታዴዎስ. f.87v. another name ክብረ ወንጌል.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 597, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

14th–15th centuriesVerified artwork

Or 597 — ገብረ ሕመማት, Book of the Rite of the Holy Week

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Mäṣḥafä gәbrä ḥəmamat “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week” f. 1r. A leaf from a Ms. of the Revelation of St. John, in 2 columns of 22 lines, of the 15th cent.f. 4v. Eve of Palm Sunday, Homily of John Chrysostom. f. 17r. Monday homily.f. 42r. Tuesday homily. f. 66r. Wednesday, homily.f. 87v. Thursday, homily of John Chrysostom.f. 124r. Friday, homily of John Chrysostom. f. 215r. The Song of Songs. f. 223r. Saturday – f. 225r. Raˀəyä Yoḥannəs “Revelation of John” f. 257r.Təmḫərtä ḫəbuˀat “Teaching of Mysteries” f. 260v. A prayer, and below it an excommunication by the ‘abuna Yemrehana Krestos, ይምርሐ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአውዕአ፡ እምዛቲ፡ መቅደስ፡[ እንቲ፡ ይእቲ፡ ድበረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡] በአፈ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን:: This ‘abuna lived under Zar’a Yakob and ‘Eskender, the former of whom died A.D. 1468, the latter A.D. 1494.f. 261r. Prayers in a later hand.f. 262r. Hymns, with musical notes.Colophon : f.259v. ተፈጸመ: በዝየ: በጸጋሁ: ለክርስቶስ: መጽሐፈ: ኅብረተ: ቃላት: ዘይደሉ: ለአንብቦ: በሰሙነ: ሕማማት: እምቀደሚት: ሰንበት: ሆሣዕና: ሰርክ: እስከ: እሑደ: ሰንበተ: ትንሣኤ: ሰርክ:: አቡነ: መንፈሳዊ: መልአልክ: ዘእምሰማያዊ: አባ: አቡነ: ሰላማ: ጳጳስ: ዘብሔረ: አግዓዚ: በቃለ: ወንጌል: መርዔቶ: ናዛዚ: አበሳ: በትምህርቱ: አምዓዚ:: ለዛቲ: ግብረ: ሕማማት: ዘአጽሐፋ: አቡነ: መርሐ: ክርስቶስ: ሠርፀ…

Date: 14th–15th centuries
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 602, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 602 — ነገረ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary".

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Nagara Māryām ነገረ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 months of the year. f. 1r. for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 18r. for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 42r. for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 62r. for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 75r. for the month of Ter (ጥር),f. 80r. for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 102r. for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 118r. for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 130r. for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 139v. for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 150r. for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 166r. for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). At the end, f. 173r., is a narrative regarding the raising to life of the son of Caiaphas, and the conversion of his father and his whole family, ነገር፡ ዘኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ትንሣኤሁ፡ ወዕርገቱ፡ ለፍቁር፡ ወልደ።Written between A.D. 1721—30, for Maryamawit, the mother of king Bakafa; f. 17v. ወክማሁ፡ ይባርኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ወወልዴ፡ በካፋ፡ ወምስለ፡ እሙ፡ ማርያማዊት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። ff. 18r, 41r, 80r. Decoration: illustrations depicting the Life and Miracles of Mary: (ff. 1v, 2r, 2v, 3r, 3v, 4r, 5v, 6r, 7r, 7v, 9r, 10r, 10v, 11r, 11v, 12r, 13v, 14r, 14v, 15r, 17v, 18r, 19r, 20r, 23v, 24r, 26v, 28v, 32r, 35r, 36r, 37r, 38r, 39v, 40r, 42r…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 603, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 603 — ነገረ ፡ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary".

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Nagara Māryām ነገረ ፡ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 months of the year. f. 2r. Reading for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 22r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 46r. Reading for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 66r. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 77r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).f. 80r. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 104r. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 124r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 138r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 148v. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 158r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 176r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f. 182v. The story of the son of Caiaphas.f. 20r. This Ms. was written for king Bakafa, A.D. 1721—30; ወከማሁ፡ ይባርኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ በካፋ፡ ወለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። on f. 45r. ወለኪሃ፡ እሲብሐኪ፡ አነ፡ ገብርኪ፡ ባካፍ.f. 157v and 175v, portrait of king Bakafa.Decoration: This manuscript is illuminated by illustrating the Life and Miracles of Mary: (ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4r, 4v, 5r, 6v, 7v, 8v, 9v, 10v, 11v, 12r, 12v, 13r, 13v, 14r, 15v, 16r, 17r, 19v, 20r, 22r, 23r, 24r, 27v, 30r, 31r, 32v, 36r, 38v, 39r, 40v, 41v, 42…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 605, f.9r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 605 — ነገረ ፡ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary" .

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Nagara Māryām ነገረ ፡ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 month of the year. f. 3r. for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 11v. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 23v. Reading for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 31r. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 35r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር),f. 36v. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 45v. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 51r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 55r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 59v. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 64r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 71r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f.73r. The story of the son of Caiaphas.ff. 74r-94r Homilies for the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 94r. ራእየ፡ ማርያም, the Vision of Mary. f. 108r. The History of the Death and Assumption of the hlessed Virgin, as narrated on the authority of S. John.f. 114v. How the History of the blessed Virgin was discovered.f. 118v. Another History of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin.f. 133v. ላሀ፡ ማርያም, Discourse of Cyriacus, bishop of Behnesa, በእንተ፡ ክብራ፡ ለድንግል፡ ንጽሕት፡ ማርያም።f.149r. Discourse to be read on 21st month Sane…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 607, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 607 — ነገረ ፡ ማርያም Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary" .

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Nagara Māryām ነገረ ፡ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 month of the year. f. 2v. illustration of St. Michael. f. 3r. for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 21r. for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 45r. for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 65r. for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 76r. for the month of Ter (ጥር),f. 80r. for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 102a. for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 122a. for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 136r. for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 146r. for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 156r. for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 173r. for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). Colophon: This Ms. was written for king ‘Iyasu (II., A.D. 1730-55). ወለኪኒ፡ እሴብሐኪ፡ አነ፡ ገብርኪ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ይእዜኒ፡ ወዘልፈኒ። Fol 120v.Decoration: This manuscripts is illuminated by 265 illustrating the Life and Miracles of Mary:(ff. 2r, 4r, 6r, 7v, 8v, 9v, 10v, 11v, 12v, 13r, 13v, 14r, 14v, 15v, 15r, 17r, 17v, 18r, 20v, 21r, 22r, 23r, 26v, 26v, 29r, 30r, 31v, 35r, 37r, 38r, 39r, 40r, 40v, 44v, 45r, 46r, 46v, 47r, 47v, 48r, 48v, 49r, 50r, 50v, 51r, 52v, 53r, 54r, 54v, 55r, 55v, 56v, 57r, 58r, 58v, 59v, 60v, 61v, 62v, 63r, 64r, 65r, 65v, 66r, 66v, 67r, 67v, 67r, 67v, 68r, 68v, 6…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 609, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 609 — ድርሳነ ሚካኤል, Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, arranged for the 12 months of the year.f.5r. Discourse of Timothy of Alexandria, for the 12th month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 15v. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 24r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).f. 38v. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 45v. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 70r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 76r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት), beginning, ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት። ነገር፡ ዘበእንተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ዘወፅ አ፡ እምድኅረ፡ አቡነ፡ ይስ ሐቅ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ…f. 81r. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f . 99r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 108r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f. 121r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 132r. Miracles of S. Michael, 12 in number.Decoration : Unfinished and uncoloured drawing outlined ( ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4v, 16r, 17r, 25r, 26r, 39r, 39v, 40r, 40v, 46r, 46r, 47r, 68v, 69r, 79v, 80r, 80v, 97v, 98r.The older portion of this volume contains many pictuires in outline. The scribe's name was Abraham, f. 126r; that of the first owner, Takla Haimanot, foil. 45 r, 70r, 126r. Later owners, Adara Giyorgis and his wif…

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 614, f.43v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 614 — ድርሳነ ሚካኤል Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, with a miracle and an extract from the Synaxrium appended to each. Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael, ድርሳነ፡ ሚካኤል.f. 1r. For the month of Hedar (ኅዳር), imperfect at the end. Owner, ሕንጻ ሃይማኖት, f. 1r. f. 14r. for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ), imperfect at the beginning and end. f. 23r, for the month of Ter (ጥር), imperfect at the beginning.f. 36r, for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 44r, for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 67v, for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 77v. for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 83r. for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 104r. for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 113v. for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f. 120r. for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 126r. for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 136r. Hymns to the Archangels, f. 155r. Hassabe (divination).There are two illuminations, on f. 43v Takla hāymānōt, Gebre Menfes Qidus and the owner of the manuscripts are depicted in together. On f.67v Christ and Mary.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 615, f.8r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 615 — ድርሳነ ሚካኤል, Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, arranged for the 12 months of the year.f.2r. Discourse of Timothy of Alexandria, for the 12th month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 9r. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 16r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).f. 25r. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 30r. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 47r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 53r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 55v. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 63r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 68r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f. 72r. Reading for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f.76r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 81r. Miracles of S. Michael.ff. 104r-135r. Miracles and discourses for the Festival of the angel Gabriel.f. 135r. Homly of John Chrysostom, discourses for the Festival of the angel Raphael.f. 152v. The miracles of Raphael, including the history of Tobit and Tobiah (f. 157r)f. 179v, is a list of plants with healing properties written in Amharic.f. 180r. A hymn to S. Michael. Decoration: ff. 8r, 8v, 103v, 134v, 182v, 183r, 183v.Name of first owner erased; substitution, አናግደ፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል፡, e.g., f. 1…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 620, f.3r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 620 — ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 7r- 172v ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in number.As appears from various places, this Ms. was written ia the reign of 'lyasu II. and his mother Walatta Giyorgis (A.D. 1730-55). f.3r-3v, f.4r, contain pictures of St. Simeon receiving our Lord, of the Mother and Child going down into Egypt, and of St. Luke paintin g their portraits.f. 172v. The scribe's name was ዘጊዮርጊስ. Blank spaces have been left for pictures.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 624, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 624 — ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 4r- 154v. ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in number. f. 154r. This Ms. was written in the 3rd year of Yostos (see Orient. 622), but the name of his successor David has been substituted throughout. Colophon: ተፈጸመ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ተ አምሪሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። አመ፡ ፩ለወርኃ፡ መጋቢት፡ ጊዜ፡ ፯ሰዓት፡ ዕለተ፡ ሐሙስ፡ በ ፸ ፻፡ ወ፪ ፻ወ፯ዓመተ፡ ዓለም፡ በዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ። ፫ተ፡( on an erasure) ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቶሙ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ዮስጦስ፡ (altered to ዳዊት፡) ሥህሉ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ ይኩን፡ ላዕሌነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። f. 154v-155v. In a more moderm hand, is a salam to Dioscorus and Severianus, beginning, ማኅሌተ፡ ዲዮስቆሮስ፡ አብ፡ ወሳዊርያኖስ፡ ክቡር። እለ፡ መገቡ፡ ዓለመ፡ በዘእስክንድርያ፡ መንበር። አሥተናስኡኒ፡ እጽሐፍ፡ ሥላሴ፡ አጋእዝተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር… Imperfect at the end.f. 1r. A picture of the Crucifixion in outline.ff. 1v, 2r, 3r, 156r, lists of books, articles of furniture, written in Amharic.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 626, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 626 — ተአምረ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 1r-111v. ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, without numbers of the miracles. f.107v, In this Ms. at the end the history of king Abgar, አቃርዮስ፡ ብፁ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሮሃ፡ff. 1r, 115r-117v, the Vision of St. John regarding the blessed Virgin Mary. f. 111v. partially erased, ወጸሓፈሁኒ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘወን… ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል። Below,…ም፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለክንፈ፡ ገብርኤል፡ በንዋዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ።Decoration: ff. 2r, 2v, 3r, 3v, 4r, 4v. 112r, 112v, 113r, 113v, 114r, 114v, 115r. f. 5r. The name of the first owner has been erased, አቡነ… Many other names have been inserted from time to time; e.g ዘፈረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ and ወለተ፡ ጽዮን. f.38v, ክንፈ፡ ገብርኤል፡ and ወለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር, f. 54r.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 629, f.134v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 629 — ተአምረ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 1r- 136v. ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, without numbers of the miracles. f. 136v. an extract from John Chrysostom in praise of the blessed Virgin Mary, beginning, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ ፡ ኦእግዝትነ (sic) ፡ ማርያም(sic) ፡ በከመ ፡ ወደሰኪ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ አፈ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብል ፡ ተፈሥሒ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡Decoration: f. 134v, St George. f. 135r, The Virgin and Child. f.135v, the Crucifixionf. 1r. Owner በትረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, Betera Giyorgis.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 631, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 631 — ተአምረ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:አምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in number.Written for king Bakafa (1721-30), Later owner, ኃይለ፡ መለኮት፡ ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡፡ ff. 2v-4v. are the Sufferings of our Lord, ዝንቱ፡ ሕማማቱሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ መድኅነ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘለሊሁ፡ ከሠተ፡ ሎን፡ ለሥላስ፡ ቅድስት፡ አንስት።ff. 4r- 123v, አምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in number.Decoration: f. 1v, Pasted a woodcut of the Crucifixion. ff. 1r-2v inserted a paper leaf, with a representation of the holy Trinity.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 634, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 634 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary. The first series, f. 11r, comprises 35 miracles ; the second, f. 79r, 41 miracles. ff. 2r-3v. An unfinished Ms. of the Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the same date as the rest of the book.f. 4r. A tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 5v. Hymn beginning, በ፪ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ንስግድ፡ ለ አበ፡ ብርሃናት.f. 6r. Preface to the Miracles of Mary.f. 7v. d. Hymn beginning, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ ፡ ኦእግዝትነ ፡ ማርያም፡ ለፀሓየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ሠረገላሁ።f. 8r. An additional miracle.f. 229r and f.230r. Two additional miracles.This Ms. was written in the reign of Takla Haimanot (I., A.D. 1706—8), whose name occurs in it frequently.Decoration: ff. 1v,8v, 10v.Name of the owner, ነጸረ፡ አብ, f. 8r, 229v, 230r.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 635, f.5v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 635 — ታምረ፡ ማርያም , The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f.1r. Deed of gift of various lands by Takla Haimanot (II., Tebab Sagad, A.D. 1769-77). The Abuna of the time was ጳጳስነ፡ አቡነ ፡ ዮሳብ ፡ and the Abbot, መምህረ፡ ድብረ ሊባኖስ ፡ ኢጨጌ፡ ተስፋ፡ ጊዮርጊስ.f. 2r. A miracle. f. 8r. Another miracle.f. 10r. Introduction to the Miracles, f. 12r. Extract from the Synaxarium on the Festival of the blessed Virgin Mary, concluding with a hymn, f.16r.f.24r. Mary and the Angel, beginning,f. 27r. Hymn, beginning, f. 30v. Hymn, beginning, f. 129b. Hymn, beginning,f. 130r. Tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 131r. ኀልቍ፡ ንዋያት፡ ዘ፫ ፻ and ኊልቍ፡ ንዋያት፡ ዘወሀበት፡ እቴጌ፡ መነን፡ and የስው፡ አደራ፡ ፬ሶራ፡ ሞጣሕት፡ ፩ጻህል፡ ፩ጽዋ፡ ከዕርፈ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ፩ናስ፡ ጽና፡ ፩ ቀጭል፡ ፩ናስ፡ መስቀል. Decoration: The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 42 in number, with numerous pictures. ff. 5v, 6r, 6v, 7r, 7v, 11r, 18r, 19r, 19v, 20r, 21r, 22r, 23r, 26v, 37v, 38r, 38v, 40r, 42v, 43r, 45r, 47v, 48r, 57r, 53r, 56v, 58r,v, 59r, 62v, 63r, 65v, 68v, 69r, 71r, 71v, 74r, 74v, 77r, 81r, 84r, 86v, 89v, 92r, 95v, 96r, 99r, 99v, 101v, 102r, 104v, 105r, 110v, 111r, 113r, 115r, 117v, 118r, 121r, 121v, 123v, 124r, 126r, 126v, 129r.Name of the scribe, ኢሳይያስ Isaiah.The name of the first owner h…

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 641, f.7v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 641 — ታምረ ማርያም, The Miracles of Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ታምረ ማርያም,The Miracles of Mary. 40 in number. f. 1r. The martyrdom of ስብስትያኖስ, Sebastian.f. 5r. The hymn called ኡደት ባሕር addressed to Eustathius.f. 6r. The hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 9r. Commemoration of the blessed Virgin Mary, from the Synaxarium (16th of Yakatit)f. 23r. Mary and the Angel. f. 26r. Hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 27r. Hymn beginning ተፈሥሒ ማርያም ድንግልተ ሥጋ ወሕሊና.f. 28r. The extract from John Chrysostom, እሰግድ ለኪ ወእዌድሰኪ..f. 30r. በእንተ ደቅስዮስ ዘከመ ጸሐፈ ታምሪሃ ለእግዝትነ ማርያም. The Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 40 in number. f. 112r. This portion of the Ms. (ff. 30—236) was written in the reign of Fasildas, A.D. 1632—67 ; but his name has been almost everywhere erased, and that of his successor John (I., A.D. 1667—82) substituted.f. 181r. ማኃሌተ ጽጌ.f. 232r.The Hymn beginning ሰላም ለፍልሰተ ሥጋኪ ነፍስኪ ኢመዋቲ. f. 259r. Lamentations, ch. iii.f. 261v. prayer of Hezekiah.f. 262v. the prayer and song of the three holy Children.f. 262r. St. Matthew.f. 268r. A discourse on the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary,Dating of the MS:The portions of the Ms., foil. 1 — i, 9—29, and 238—267, were written in the 1st year of the reign of John (I.) and Sabl…

Date: 17th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 645, f.11v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 645 — ታምረ ማርያም The Miracles of Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ታምረ ማርያም, The Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. f. 2v, ዝመጽሐፈ ዘአቡነ ተክለ ሃይማኖት ዘሐገረ ቼንከርf. 2r. The hymn beginning ኦርኅርኅተ ሕሊና አፍቅሮተ ሰብእ ልማደ.f. 5r. The extract from John Chrysostom, beginning እሰግድ ለኪ , (thrice) ወእዌድሰኪ.f. 7r. Extract from the Synaxarium, on the Commemorations of the Blessed Virgin Mary.f. 15r. ታምረ ማርያም The Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Maryf. 155v. hymn beginning, ተፈሥሒ ማርያም ድንግልተ ሥጋ ወሕሊና. The names of the first owners, continually erased, were አባዷር and ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ; for which have been substituted ላህየ ድንግል and ጊዮርጊስ.This manuscripts has 48 illuminations illustrating the Miracles of Mary: (ff. 11v, 12r, 12v, 13r, 14r, 14v, 19r, 19v, 21v, 25r, 27v, 31r, 34v, 38r, 41v, 44v, 45v, 49v, 50r, 52v, 56v, 57r, 58v, 60r, 64r, 67r, 71r, 74v, 78r, 80v, 83r, 87r, 87v, 90v, 91r, 94r, 97r, 97v, 103r, 103v, 106r, 109r, 114v, 119r, 119v, 123r, 126v, 128v)

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 648, f.6v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 648 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Written during the reign of Bakafa (A.D. 1721-30), whose name appears continually.f. 1r. The tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.f.3r. The Vision of St. John, ራእየ፡ ተ አምር፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡ ዘርእየ፡ ተ አምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም. ff.7r-150v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 54 miracles in number, imperfect at the end.Decoration: ff. 6v, 8v, 9r, 11v, 13r, 13v, 18r, 18v, 25v, 26r, 29v, 30r, 30v, 32v, 35r, 36v, 41r, 41v, 44v,47r, 48v, 48v, 50v, 51v, 53r, 53v, 56r, 58r, 61r, 61v, 63r, 64v, 65r, 66v, 67r, 68v, 70r, 73v, 75v, 79v, 81r, 81v, 83r, 85r, 88r, 90r, 92r, 94v, 96r, 98r, 99v, 100r, 102r, 104v, 107r, 107v, 110r, 112v, 114r, 115v, 117r, 119r, 121r, 122v, 125v, 126r, 132v, 133r, 137r, 140v, 142v, 146v, 147r.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 649, f.2v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 649 — ታምረ፡ ማርያም , Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff.4r-101v. Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary,f. 101v. Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ,f. 103v. Miracles of S. George.f. 107v. Miracles of S. Michael.f.111r. Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qedus, imperfect at the end.Decoration: 2v, 3r, 8v, 9r, 12r, 12v, 15v, 18r, 21r, 24v, 28r, 32r, 34r, 39v, 40r, 43r, 46v, 47r, 49v, 50r, 50v, 54v, 55r, 58v, 59r, 63v, 67r, 69r, 70v, 71r, 73v, 77r, 77v, 80v, 81r, 83r, 85v, 90v, 91v, 93r, 94v, 97v, 100v, 101r, 104v.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 650, f.7v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 650 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f.18r-18v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 51 miracles in number. The last miracle is the composition of the ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም, Weddase Maryam, f. 131r. with the dialogue of Mary and the Angel, f. 134r. f. 1r. The Vision of St. John. f. 8r. A miracle followed by the extract from John Chrysostom, beginning, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ ፡ ኦእግዝትነ ፡ ማርያም…hese leaves were written for someone named ሣህለ፡ ሩፋኤል ፡, Sahle Rufael.f. 12r. A tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary,Documents: On the upper margins of ff. 5v, 6r-v, an ordinance of the reign of Susenyos, Seltan Sagad (A.D. 1607—32) ; much effaced. A deed of the 16th year (A.D. 1578) of Sarza Dengel, Malak Sagad, when he was going to war with Isaac, giving lands to certain monks, f. 7r. A deed of Sarza Dengel (A.D. 1563— 97), confirming gifts of Zar'a Ya'kob and Asnaf Sagad (Galiiwdewos), f. 7r.Deeds of Sarza Dengel, much effaced, one of them of the 14th year of his reign (A.D. 1576), f. 7v. List of furniture, ff. 13 b, 14r, upper margin.A deed of Sarza Dengel, Malak Sagad, in the 16th year of his reign (A.D. 1578), f. 16v.A deed of 'lyasii (I., 'Adyam Sagad), son of John (I., A'laf Sagad), grant…

Date: 15th & 18th centuries
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 652, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 652 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff.1v-198v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 160 miracles in number.f.1r. is mutilated note,… ብዕለ፡ ክርስቶስ። በንዋዩ፡ ሶበ፡ አገበሮ፡ ፍቅረ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኒ፡ ወሀቦ፡ ለታቦተ፡..ዘግሑስ።Owners: f. 75v. አቡነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ Abun Luqas, አቡነ፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ Abun Twedros, ጽዮን፡ ክብራ፡ ,Tsion Kebra, ፍሬ፡ ሕፃን፡, Feri Ḥaṡān.f.76v. ገብረ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ Gabra Ḥ awariyat.f. 123r. መልከ፡ ጼዴቅ፡, Melke Ṣédéqe (Tsedik).f. 124v. ቶማስ፡ Tomas. f. 127v. ተክለ፡ ሚካኤል፡ Takla Mikael.ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ Wald Giyorgis, ወልደ፡ ሥላሴ፡ Wald Selassie and ወለተ፡ ኪዳን Walatta Kidan, have been substituted at a comparatively later period.On f. 198 b is an anathema.Decoration: ff. 1v, 2r.

Date: 15th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 653, f.5r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 653 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary and ተአምረ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff.3r-69v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 160 miracles in number.ff. 69r- 178v ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in number.Decoration: ff. 5r, 7r, 7v, 8v, 9r, 10r, 10v, 11v, 12r, 13v, 14r, 15r, 15v, 17r, 17v, 18v, 19r, 21r, 22v, 23r, 24v, 25v, 26r, 27v, 28r, 29v, 30r, 32r, 32v, 34r, 34v, 35v, 36r, 37r, 38v, 39r, 40v, 41r, 43r, 41v, 44v, 46v, 49r, 49v, 50r, 52v, 53r, 57v, 58r, 59v, 60r, 62v, 63r, 66r, 67r.Name of scribe, ነገደ፡ ማርያም , Nagda Maryam, f. 68v. The name of ሚካኤል,, Mikael on f.178v, is a later insertion.Owners: Names of the first owners erased. Later owners, ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ Wald Giyorgis , ወለተ፡ ቃል, Walatta Qale, ወልደ፡ ስሞዖን, Wald Semoʻo n, አደራ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, ‘Adra Giyorgis, አምደ፡ ሚካኤል, ‘Amda Mikael, ቴዎብስቲያ , T é wobsya and ወለተ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ Walatta Giyorgis .According to a note on f. 178 b, Walda Giyorgis gave the volume, ለአቡነ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለመድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ።

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 654, f.2v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 654 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 17r-v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 125 miracles in number.f. 97v. Inserted a miracle of our Lord Jesus Christ. ff. 98r- 104v. Miracles of S. Michael. Two miracles of S. Michael, f. 112v. ff. 113. Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ 41 in number.ff. 3r. ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም, Weddase Maryamff. 3v-4r. Introduction to the Miracles.ff. 4r-5r. Hymn withmusical notes.ff. 5r- 5v. Another introduction to the Miracles. ff. 5v-5v. The extract from John Chrysostom, beginning, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ ፡ ኦእግዝትነ ፡ ማርያም…ff. 5v- 6r. Hymn beginning, ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ማሪሃም፡ እሙ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከሀሊ…ff. 6r-8v. The tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.ff. 8v-11v. Hymns to Mary.ff. 12r- 13r. Evening and morning prayer. ff. 13v-15v. Prayers. ff. 15v-16v. Hymns.f. 172r. Hymn to our Lord, beginning ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ሕፃን፡ ዘድንግል፡ ፍሬ፡ ማኅፀን…f. 2v. List of books, presented to ለታቦተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ Church of Jesus ) ዘምድረ፡ ደባሪ፡ በሀገረ፡ በለሳ።Decoration, ff. 1v and 2r.Written by several scribes at difi'erent times, viz. ff. 1-16, 92-112, and 175.The names of the first owners have been erased, and those of ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡, Sahle Selassie, and ቅድስተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡, Qidist Krestos. Substituted,…

Date: 17th–18th centuries
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 678, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 678 — ገድለ ሐዋርያት, The Acts of the Apostles.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 1r. Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles f. 1v. The Acts of St. Peterf. 11v. The Martyrdom of St. Peterf. 17v. The Tribes of the 12 Apostles, according to Dionysius.f. 18v. Discourse of Dionysius the Areopagite on the Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome, in the form of a letter to Timothy.f. 26r. The Preaching of St. Simon, the son of Clcopas and his martyrdom.f. 29r. The Preaching of St. James the Just, the brother of our Lord. f.30v. The Martyrdom of St. James the Just.f. 33v. The Preaching of S. Bartholomew and his martyrdom (f.38v).f. 42r. Acts of St. Matthew and his martyrdom (f. 49r.)f. 52r. The Martyrdom of St.Luke.f. 55r. The Preaching of St. Philip and his martyrdom (f. 59r)f. 61r. The Preaching of St. Andrew.f. 68v. The Acts of St. Andrew and Bartholomew.f. 82r. The Martyrdom of St. Andrew.f. 84r. The Acts of S. John, written by Prochorus. f. 95v. The Death of St. John.f. 99v. The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of AlphEeus.f. 100r. The Acts of S, Matthias and his martyrdom (f. 108v).f. 116r. The Martyrdom of St. Mark.f. 119r. The Preaching of St. Thomas and his martyrdom (f. 129v).f. 133v. The Preaching of St Jude or T…

Date: 15th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 679, f.3r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 679 — ገድለ ሐዋርያት, the Acts of the Apostles.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.After the short introduction, there follow f. 4r. The Acts of S. Peter at Rome.f. 10v. The narrative of Clement. f. 27r. The Martyrdom of S. Peter. f. 74v. The Acts of S. Paul, f. 29 a; his Martyrdom.f. 75v. The Discourse of Dionysius the Areopagite.f. 80r. The Preaching of S. Simon, the son of Cleopas and his Martyrdom, f. 81r. f. 82v. The Preaching of S. James the Just, f.81b; his Martyrdom.f. 84r. The Acts of St. Andrew, f. 95r. The Preaching of St. Bartholomew and his Martyrdom, f. 98v.f. 100r. Acts of St. Thomas. f. 113r. The Acts of St. Matthew and his Martyrdom.f. 115r. The Martyrdom of St. Luke. f. 117v. The Preaching of St. Philip and his Martyrdom, f. 120r. f. 122v. The Preaching of St. Andrew. f. 127v. The Acts of St. Andrew and Bartholomew.f. 137r. The Martyrdom of St. Andrew. ff. 138v-143v. Acts of St. Thomas, f. 146v. The Life of St. John, by Prochorus, & his Death f. 154v. f. 157v. The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Alphseus. f. 164r. The Acts of St. Matthias, f. 158 b ; his Martyrdom.f. 165v The Acts of St. James, the son of Zebedee, and his Martyrdom, f. 167v.f. 168v. The Martyrdom of St.…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 681, f.196r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 681 — ገድለ ሐዋርያት, The Acts of the Apostles.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.f. 3r. The Acts of St. Peter and, the narrative of Clement f.9v and the Martyrdom of St. Peter, f. 25v.f. 28r. The Acts of St. Paul and his Martyrdom, f. 74v. f. 75r. The Discourse of Dionysius the Areopapagite, f. 81r. The Preaching of St. Simon, the son of Cleopas and his Martyrdom, f. 82r. f. 83r. The Preaching of St. James the Just and his Martyrdom, f.84r. f. 86r. The Acts of St. Andrew.f. 97r. The Preaching of St. Bartholomew, and his Martyrdom, f.100v. f. 102r. Acts of St. Thomas, f. 110r. The Acts of St. Matthew and his Martyrdom, f. 114v. f. 117r. The Martyrdom of St. Luke.f. 120r. The Preaching of St. Philip and his Martyrdom, f. 122v. f.125r. The Preaching of St. Andrew.f. 131r. The Acts of St. Andrew and St. Bartholomew and the Martyrdom of St. Andrew, f. 141r. ff. 142-145v. Acts of St. Thomas. f. 151r. The Life of St. John, by Prochorus and the Death of St. John, f. 159r. f. 163v. The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Alphseus. f. 165r. The Acts of St. Matthias and his Martyrdom, f. 171r. f. 173r. The Acts of St. James, the son of Zebedee and his Martyrdom, f. 176r.f. 178r. The Martyrdom of St.…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 685, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 685 — ገድለ ሐዋርያት The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles ገድለ ሐዋርያት. f. 2r. Portrait of St. Gebre Menfes Kidus ገብረ መንፈስ ቅዱስf. 3v. Portrait of The Holy Trinity.f. 3r. Portrait of St. George f. 4v. Portrait of Virgin and Childf. 5r. Acts of the Apostles ገድለ ሐዋርያት ዘቅዱስ መድኃኔ ዓልም.f. 14r. The Acts of St. Peterf. 16v. The Martyrdom of St. Paulf. 19v. The Discourse of Dionysius the Areopagitef. 28r. The Preaching of St. Simon, the son of Cleopasf. 27r. Martyrdom of St. Simon, the son of Cleopasf. 31v. The Preaching of St. James the Just f. 30r. Martyrdom of St. James the Just. f. 34r. The Acts of St. Andrew.f. 51r. The Preaching of St. Bartholomew f. 47r. Martyrdom St. Bartholomew f. 59v The Acts of St. Matthewf. 53r. Martyrdom St. Matthewf. 61v. The Martyrdom of St. Luke,f. 68v. The Preaching of St. Philip,f. 65r. Martyrdom of St. Phillip. f. 71r. The Preaching of S. Andrew at አክራድ and ልድያ.f. 89v. The Acts of St. Andrew and Bartholomew, f. 78r. Martyrdom of St. Andrew.f. 93r. Death of St. John, f. 103r.The Life of St. John, by Prochorus, f. 108r The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Alphseus.f. 118r. The Preaching of St. Matthias, f. 110r. Martyrdom of St. Matthias.f. 123…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 689, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 689 — ገደለ፡ ሰማዕታት, Acts of Saints and Martyrs.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 1r-235r Acts of Saints and Martyrs, readings arranged for the 12 month of the year. f. 94r. The names of the owners as they appear from many of the subscriptions, were ‘Abun Yohanese, አቡነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡, ‘Abun Tawalda Madḫen, አቡነ፡ ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡, Tekal Giyorgis, ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ and Glaudius, ገላውድዮስ. Decoration: ff. 1r, 37v, 70v, 79r, 155r, and 211v.

Date: 15th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 691, f.51r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

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Or 691 — Acts of Saints and Martyrs, and homilies for various festivals.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Acts of Saints and Martyrs, and Homilies for various Festivals.f. 1r. Manifestation of the Prophet Habakkuk Karṭasa ( 3rd of Ḫedar ኅዳር). አመ ፡ ሡሉሱ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ አስተርእዮቱ ፡ ለእንባቆም ፡ ነቢይ…f. 2v. ገደለ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ ዘቅ ፡ መ ፡ ዓለም ።f. 20r. Commemoration of Eleazar, the son of Aaron ( 3rd of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ወበይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ገድለ ፡ አልዓዛር ፡ ወልደ ፡ አሮን ፡ ወትረክብ ፡ ነገሮ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ኦሪት ፡ ስብሓት ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ፡ አሜን ።f. 20v. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria, on the blessed Virgin Mary ( 6th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ንቀድም ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ንጽሕፍ ፡ ድርሳን ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ወኅሩይ ፡ ወብፁዕ ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ ፡ ሊቅ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ዘዓባይ ፡ ሀገር ፡ እለ ፡ እስክንድርያ ፡ ጸሎቱ ፡ ተሀሉ ፡ ምስሌነ ፡ አሜን ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ በእንተ ፡ እግዚእትነ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ንጽሕት ፡ ድንግል ፡ ማርያም ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ኅበ ፡ ኅደረት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ፍቁር ፡ ወልደ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ በገደመ ፡ አድባረ ፡ ቁስ ።f. 49r. The Invention of the holy Cross by the empress Helena (8th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ነገረ ፡ አስተርእዮተ ፡ መስቀሉ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ማሕየዊ ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ አመ ፡ ሰሙኑ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ቁስጠንጢኖስ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ መሀይምን ፡ ኄር ፡ ወወደየ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልባ ፡ ለእሙ ፡ እሌኒ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ሰመያዌ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትኅሥሥ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ወስቅለቱ ፡ ወትንሣኤሁ… Imperfect.f. 76v. Acts and Miracles of St. George ( 7th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ንቀድም ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ ንጽሕፍ ፡ ኀይለ ፡ ወተአም…

Date: 13th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 701, f.55r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 701 — ገድለ ኪሮስ, the Acts of St Kiros.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 2r-57r. The Acts of St. Kiros.ff. 57r-124r. The Miracles of ገብረ መንፈስ ቅዱስ Gabra Manfas Qeddus. Decoration: ff. 55r, 55v, 56r.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 714, f.3v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 714 — ገድለ ጊዮርጊስ The Acts of St. George.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:The Acts of St. George. f. 1r. ገድለ ጊዮርጊስ ዘቅ, መ, ዓለም.The Acts of St George.f. 5v. The discourse of Theodotus of Ancyra.f. 13r. The history and martyrdom of St. George.f. 71r. መጽሐፈ አኅብሮ. Mṣaḥafa ʼahebro.f. 78r. The 42 miracles of St. George.Decoration: ff. 3v-4r. ff. 30r-30v. f. 33r. f. 36v. f. 38r. ff. 44r-44v. f. 46v. f. 59r. f.58r-58v. f.63r. f. 70v. ff. 127v-128r.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 718, f.76r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

19th centuryVerified artwork

Or 718 — ገደለ ላሊበላ Gädlä Lalibla ("The Acts of Lalibla") or History of King Lalibala of Lasta.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 1r-130. ገደለ ላሊበላ Gädlä Lalibla, The Acts of Lalibla Decoration: f.76r “Lalibla receiving covenant”. f.76v, The death of Lalibla.f.99v. The Patriarch and Lalibla.f.100r. The Patriarch washing the feet of Lalibla and below portrait of queen Walatta 'lyasus.f.126r. The churches of Lalibla.f.127v. Lalibla depicted building his church. Written for queen Walatta ‘Iyasus and her family, namely, her sons ኃይለ ኡየሱስ, ኃይለ ሚካኤል and ወልደ ማርያም, and her daughters ወለተ ማርያም and ኂሩት ሥላሌ.

Date: 19th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 721, f.5r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 721 — ገድለ ተክለ ሃይማኖት Act of St. Takla Haymanot.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ገድለ ተክለ ሃይማኖት Act of St. Takla Haymanot. f. 2r. a notice of the death by violence of ‘Abba Nicolaus. ኒቆላውስ, አጽፈ ክርስቶስ, አውስግዮስ and others, on the 3rd of Miyazya; with an account of events connected therewith in the reigns of John I., ‘Iyasu I., and Bakafa, in whose reign (A.D 1721-30) these pages seem to have been written.f. 6r. The Life and Acts of Takla Haimanot.At the end of f.184r, is a discourse on the translation of the saint, ፍልሰተ ሥጋሁ. 12th of Genbot.This MS., which is ornamented with pictures was wrteen for on Abranius, አብራንዮስ, ff.6r, 181b, 200r. The pictures on f.201r and f. 202r are only in outline.f. 203r, Miracles of Takla Haimanot, 16 in number.f. 210v, An invocation of Takla Haimanot and other saints, with a hymn addressed to them. f. 211r. documents of the reigns of Gigar and Sahlu.Owner: This part of the Ms. was written for Walatta Takla Haimanot. f.6r. ገድለ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘቅ፡ መ፡ ዓለም፡፡This manuscript is illuminated by 50 miniatures illustrating the life and act of St. Takla Haymanot : (ff. 5r, 5v, 14v, 27r, 27v, 31v, 32r, 41v, 51v, 59v, 60r, 67v, 74v, 81v, 91v, 93r, 93v, 97v, 106r, 106v, 109v, 110r, 116v, 117r, 117v, 130r, 130v, 136…

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Or 728, f.12r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

18th centuryVerified artwork

Or 728 — ገድለ ተክለ ሃይማኖት Acts and Life of St. Takla Haymanot.

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 3r-149v. ገድለ ተክለ ሃይማኖት Acts and Life of St. Takla Haymanot.f. 147r. A service in honour of St. Takla Haymanot, with musical notes.ff. 150r-199r. ማር፡ ፊልጶስ, The Acts of Philip.Decoration: ff. 12r, 13r, 17r, 20r, 20v, 24r, 24v, 29r, 29v, 33r, 33v, 35r, 36r, 36v, 37v, 38v, 39v, 40v, 42r, 43r, 44r, 45r, 46v, 48r, 49r, 50v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54v, 55r, 56r, 58r, 60r, 60v, 61v, 62r, 63r, 65r, 66r, 67r, 67v, 68v, 69v, 71v, 72v, 74r, 76r, 79r, 81r, 83r, 85r, 86v, 88r, 89r, 90r, 91v, 93r, 95r, 95v, 97r, 98r, 99v, 101r, 102r, 103r, 105v, 106v, 109r, 110v, 112r, 113v, 114v, 115v, 116v, 118r, 119r, 121r, 122v, 123v, 124r, 128r, 129r, 134v, 135r, 136r, 136v, 137r, 137v, 138v, 139r, 139v, 140v, 141r, 141v, 142r, 143r, 143v, 144r, 145v, 149r, 149v, 158r, 158v, 160v, 161r, 161v, 166v, 172r, 172v, 175v, 176r, 176v, 181r, 181v, 187r, 190v, 191v, 196r, 197v, 199r, 199v.

Date: 18th century
Type: Manuscript paintings
Holding: British Library
Source: British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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