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Or 515 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels.

British Library · Or 515 · 5 catalogue-identified art canvases

17th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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Plate 1Or 515, f.13v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.
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What the catalogue identifies

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.

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Source date: 1675-1676
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 515
Folio: 5 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 032-003346666