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Or 791 — መጽሐፈ መድበል Mashafa Madbal Vol II.

British Library · Or 791 · 350 catalogue-identified art canvases

18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

Illustrated folios

Each mapped image from Or 791 now opens on its own permanent page with its exact folio, source, credit and reuse statement.

350 individual pages

  1. Or 791, f.2v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.2vOr 791, f.2v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  2. Or 791, f.4r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.4rOr 791, f.4r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  3. Or 791, f.4v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.4vOr 791, f.4v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  4. Or 791, f.5r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.5rOr 791, f.5r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  5. Or 791, f.5v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.5vOr 791, f.5v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  6. Or 791, f.6r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.6rOr 791, f.6r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  7. Or 791, f.6v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.6vOr 791, f.6v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  8. Or 791, f.7r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.7rOr 791, f.7r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  9. Or 791, f.7v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.7vOr 791, f.7v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  10. Or 791, f.8r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.8rOr 791, f.8r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  11. Or 791, f.8v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.8vOr 791, f.8v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  12. Or 791, f.9r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.9rOr 791, f.9r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  13. Or 791, f.9v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.9vOr 791, f.9v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  14. Or 791, f.10r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.10rOr 791, f.10r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  15. Or 791, f.10v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.10vOr 791, f.10v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  16. Or 791, f.11r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.11rOr 791, f.11r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  17. Or 791, f.11v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.11vOr 791, f.11v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  18. Or 791, f.12r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.12rOr 791, f.12r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  19. Or 791, f.12v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.12vOr 791, f.12v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  20. Or 791, f.13r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.13rOr 791, f.13r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  21. Or 791, f.13v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.13vOr 791, f.13v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  22. Or 791, f.14r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.14rOr 791, f.14r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  23. Or 791, f.14v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.14vOr 791, f.14v — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page
  24. Or 791, f.15r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.Catalogue-mapped illuminationf.15rOr 791, f.15r — catalogue-mapped illuminationOpen folio page

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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:The second volume of the Mashafa Madbal, that is, the Mest'ira Zaman Sadis, or " Mystery of the New Time," as opposed to vol. I., Mest'ira Zaman Beluy (see Or 790). f. 1r, ወንጌል አስተዋጽኦ. ዘቅዱስ መድኃኔ ዓልም.f. 3r. Introduction in prose. The work itself begins with the same verses addressed to the Holy Trinity as in the preceding volume.f. 4r,The four Gospels are flowed by the መጽሐፈ ኪዳን.f. 170v ትምህርት ኅቡአት. f. 173v; after which comes the miraculous draught of fishes and the Ascension.f. 176v. Written is the name of [the artist] Ezekiel.A few of the pictures are unfinished, and the space on f. 179r, is left blank. The name of the owner, Walda Giyorgis, appears on if. f.4r and 180This manuscripts is illuminated by 351 illustrations: (f. 2v. ff. 4v- 135r. f.136r- 178v)

350 IIIF canvases are mapped from folios explicitly enumerated in the British Library catalogue's art inventory. A full page-by-page visual audit remains pending.

The manuscript overview links to 350 independently addressable folio pages. Each page contains one image and its exact source evidence.

Source date
18th century
Date evidence
Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 791
Folio
350 catalogue-identified art canvases
Place evidence
No place is inferred from the shelfmark or repository. Consult the linked catalogue record for the source wording.
Catalogue source
British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
Source record
British Library catalogue 032-003346650