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

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Plate 1Or 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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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.

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Source date: 18th century
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 614
Folio: 2 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 032-003352582