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Or 509 — አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels

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18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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Plate 1Or 509, f.42v. 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:f. 1r, and a short paragraph on the Evangelists, especially S. Matthew, with an index of the sections in his Gospel, f. 1 b. The heading of the Gospel gives the name of the owner, Zar-Walda Maryam.f. 3r. The Gospel of Matthew.f. 45r. The Gospel of Mark.f. 71r. The Gospel of Luke, with an introductory paragraph, f.69r.f. 120r. The Gospel of John, with an introductory paragraph, f. 117r.Decorations : ff. 42v, 43r, 43v, 69v, 70r, 70v, 118r, 118v, 119r, 159r, 119v, 160r, 160v.f. 159r, gives the name of the scribe, Nabiya Le'ul, and of the place for which it was written, ዝወንጌል: ዘአቦራ: ቅዱስ: ጊዮርጊስ: ወጸሓፈሁ: ነቢየ: ልዑል::

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Source date: 18th century
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 509
Folio: 11 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 032-003387086