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Or 635 — ታምረ፡ ማርያም , The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary.

British Library · Or 635 · 65 catalogue-identified art canvases

17th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 635, f.5v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 635

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Or 635, f.5v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 635
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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f.1r. Deed of gift of various lands by Takla Haimanot (II., Tebab Sagad, A.D. 1769-77). The Abuna of the time was ጳጳስነ፡ አቡነ ፡ ዮሳብ ፡ and the Abbot, መምህረ፡ ድብረ ሊባኖስ ፡ ኢጨጌ፡ ተስፋ፡ ጊዮርጊስ.f. 2r. A miracle. f. 8r. Another miracle.f. 10r. Introduction to the Miracles, f. 12r. Extract from the Synaxarium on the Festival of the blessed Virgin Mary, concluding with a hymn, f.16r.f.24r. Mary and the Angel, beginning,f. 27r. Hymn, beginning, f. 30v. Hymn, beginning, f. 129b. Hymn, beginning,f. 130r. Tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 131r. ኀልቍ፡ ንዋያት፡ ዘ፫ ፻ and ኊልቍ፡ ንዋያት፡ ዘወሀበት፡ እቴጌ፡ መነን፡ and የስው፡ አደራ፡ ፬ሶራ፡ ሞጣሕት፡ ፩ጻህል፡ ፩ጽዋ፡ ከዕርፈ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ፩ናስ፡ ጽና፡ ፩ ቀጭል፡ ፩ናስ፡ መስቀል. Decoration: The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 42 in number, with numerous pictures. ff. 5v, 6r, 6v, 7r, 7v, 11r, 18r, 19r, 19v, 20r, 21r, 22r, 23r, 26v, 37v, 38r, 38v, 40r, 42v, 43r, 45r, 47v, 48r, 57r, 53r, 56v, 58r,v, 59r, 62v, 63r, 65v, 68v, 69r, 71r, 71v, 74r, 74v, 77r, 81r, 84r, 86v, 89v, 92r, 95v, 96r, 99r, 99v, 101v, 102r, 104v, 105r, 110v, 111r, 113r, 115r, 117v, 118r, 121r, 121v, 123v, 124r, 126r, 126v, 129r.Name of the scribe, ኢሳይያስ Isaiah.The name of the first owner h…

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Source date
17th century
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British Library
Shelfmark
Or 635
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65 catalogue-identified art canvases
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Catalogue source
British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
Source record
British Library catalogue 032-003391471