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Or 602 — ነገረ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary".

British Library · Or 602 · 243 catalogue-identified art canvases

18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 602, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 602

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Or 602, f.1v. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 602
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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Nagara Māryām ነገረ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 months of the year. f. 1r. for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 18r. for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 42r. for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 62r. for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 75r. for the month of Ter (ጥር),f. 80r. for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 102r. for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 118r. for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 130r. for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 139v. for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 150r. for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 166r. for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). At the end, f. 173r., is a narrative regarding the raising to life of the son of Caiaphas, and the conversion of his father and his whole family, ነገር፡ ዘኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ትንሣኤሁ፡ ወዕርገቱ፡ ለፍቁር፡ ወልደ።Written between A.D. 1721—30, for Maryamawit, the mother of king Bakafa; f. 17v. ወክማሁ፡ ይባርኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ወወልዴ፡ በካፋ፡ ወምስለ፡ እሙ፡ ማርያማዊት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። ff. 18r, 41r, 80r. Decoration: illustrations depicting the Life and Miracles of Mary: (ff. 1v, 2r, 2v, 3r, 3v, 4r, 5v, 6r, 7r, 7v, 9r, 10r, 10v, 11r, 11v, 12r, 13v, 14r, 14v, 15r, 17v, 18r, 19r, 20r, 23v, 24r, 26v, 28v, 32r, 35r, 36r, 37r, 38r, 39v, 40r, 42r…

243 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.

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Source date
1721-1730
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 602
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243 catalogue-identified art canvases
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Catalogue source
British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
Source record
British Library catalogue 032-003394139