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Or 520 — The Gospel of John and Miracles of Mary

British Library · Or 520 · 88 catalogue-identified art canvases

17th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 520, f.2v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 520

Reuse and attributionThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.
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Or 520, f.2v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 520
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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f.4r. The Gospel of John.f. 134r. Address to the blessed Virgin Mary, extracted from a discourse of John Chrysostom.f.137r. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 33 miracles in number. The 34th chapter contains the prayer of the blessed Virgin on the 16th of month of Yakatit.f. 267v. list of books and other property, belonging to the church of Jesus, at Kaha, in the reign of Gigar, ኊልቍ፡ ዕቃ፡ ዘቀሐ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ በ አፄ፡ ጊጋር፡ መንግሥት፡፡f.4r. Owners' names, Paul and Walatta Paulos.f. 265b. ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፥ ዘቢዠሮንድ፡ ጳወሎስ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለታቦተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ [ዘቃሐ፡] ባሕቱ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይትካፈዎ፡ ውሉድ፡ ወሚመ፡ ብእሲት፡ ወኢይንሥእዎ፡ ኃያላን፡ በኃይል፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ለይኩን።Decoration : The Gospel of John ff. 2v, 3v, 7v, 12r, 14v, 16r, 20v, 23r, 30r, 32v, 39v, 21v, 54r, 61v, 74v, 78v, 80r, 86v, 88r, 104r, 108v, 114r, 117r, 121r, 124r124v, 129r.Decoration : Miracles of Mary: ff. 135v, 141v, 142r, 142v, 145r, 148v, 149r, 152r, 155r, 155v, 159r, 162r, 166r, 168v, 169r, 173r, 173v, 174r, 177r, 180v, 181r, 184r, 184v, 188r, 191r, 191v, 194v, 195r, 198v, 199r, 201v, 202r, 205r, 208v, 212v, 213r, 213v, 216v, 217r, 217v, 219v, 220r, 220v, 223v, 224r, 230r, 230v, 232v, 233r, 236v, 237r, 242v, 243r, 248r, 248v,…

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Source date
1700
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 520
Folio
88 catalogue-identified art canvases
Place evidence
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Catalogue source
British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
Source record
British Library catalogue 032-003387094