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Or 481 — ኦሪት Octateuch, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል Gospels and Ecclesiastical works.

British Library · Or 481 · 38 catalogue-identified art canvases

17th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 481, f.4v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 481

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Or 481, f.4v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 481
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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Octateuch, ኦሪት and Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል and Ecclesiastical works. Late 17th century. Profusely illustrated with decorated coloured borders and devices. ff.209. (209+i)ff. 2r-3v. a letter of John, patriarch of Alexandria, to king ‘Iyasu (II), written by a later hand. Dated 1743. f. 3r-4v. deeds of gift, grant and donations of various kings.The Octateuch.f. 5r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት.f. 21r. Exodus, ዘፀአት. f. 35r. Leviticus, ዘሌዋውያን.f. 46r. Numbers, ዘኍልቍ .f. 61r. Deuteronomy, ዘዳግም.f. 74.r Joshua, መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ.f. 83r. Judges, ዘመሳፍንት. f. 91r. Ruth, ዘሩት.f. 91r. Subscription, ተፈጸመ በዝየ ኦሪት ሰመንቱ ብሔር በሰላመ እግዚአብሔር. The four Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል. f. 94r. Gospels preceded by the Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus.ff. 95r-98v. The Canons of Eusebius.f. 112r. The Gospel of Matthew, ማቴዎስ.f. 126r. The Gospel of Mark, ማርቆስ. f. 134r. The Gospel of Luke, ሉቃስ.f. 146r. The Gospel of John, ዮሐንስ.f. 155r. Synodos, ሲኖዶስ, a corpus of Juris Ecclesiastici and the orders of the Apostles. f. 155v. Orders of the Apostles given through Clement, fifty-seven in number. f. 157r. Orders of the Apostles given through Clement, seventy-two in number, ሲኖደስ ዘአበው ሐዋርያት ዘሠርዑ ለአርትዖ ቤተ ክርስቲያን. f…

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Source date
Late 17th century
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 481
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38 catalogue-identified art canvases
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Catalogue source
British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
Source record
British Library catalogue 032-003358958