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Or 603 — ነገረ ፡ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary".

British Library · Or 603 · 259 catalogue-identified art canvases

18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 603, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 603

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Or 603, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 603
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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. 2r. Reading for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).f. 22r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 46r. Reading for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 66r. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 77r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).f. 80r. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 104r. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 124r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 138r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).f. 148v. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f. 158r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 176r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f. 182v. The story of the son of Caiaphas.f. 20r. This Ms. was written for king Bakafa, A.D. 1721—30; ወከማሁ፡ ይባርኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ በካፋ፡ ወለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። on f. 45r. ወለኪሃ፡ እሲብሐኪ፡ አነ፡ ገብርኪ፡ ባካፍ.f. 157v and 175v, portrait of king Bakafa.Decoration: This manuscript is illuminated by illustrating the Life and Miracles of Mary: (ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4r, 4v, 5r, 6v, 7v, 8v, 9v, 10v, 11v, 12r, 12v, 13r, 13v, 14r, 15v, 16r, 17r, 19v, 20r, 22r, 23r, 24r, 27v, 30r, 31r, 32v, 36r, 38v, 39r, 40v, 41v, 42…

259 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
Date evidence
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 603
Folio
259 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 032-003394140