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Or 595 — Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise”

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18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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Plate 1Or 595, f.107v. 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:Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise” arranged for the days of the week. Monday, imperfect at beginning: f.1r. Tuesday, f. 28r. Wednesday, f. 45r.Thursday, f. 62v.Friday, f. 79r. Saturday, f. 87v. Sunday, ff. 96v-102v. Hymns to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, f. 106v. A Miracle of the Virgin Mary, f. 107r. Hymn in a later hand, beginning, [ንሴብህ ጸጋኪ] ኦምልእተ ጸጋ ወእትጋነይ ለኪ ኦምልዕተ ውዳሴ.f. 107v. A drawing of a king on his throne, playing on a harp, and above it, in coarse letters, ንጉሠ ነገሥት ቴዎድሮስ “King of Kings Téwodros”. Names of owners mostly erased. f. 96v. ታዴዎስ. f.87v. another name ክብረ ወንጌል.

1 IIIF canvases are mapped from folios explicitly enumerated in the British Library catalogue's art inventory. A full page-by-page visual audit remains pending.

Source date: 18th century
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 595
Folio: 1 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 032-003392787