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Or 510 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels.

British Library · Or 510 · 153 catalogue-identified art canvases

17th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 510, f.7r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 510

Reuse and attributionThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.
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Or 510, f.7r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 510
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What the catalogue identifies

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…

153 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.

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Source date
1664-1665
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 510
Folio
153 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 032-003346662