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

British Library · Or 721 · 50 catalogue-identified art canvases

18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 721, f.5r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 721

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

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…

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Source date
1700-1750
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 721
Folio
50 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 032-003352604