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Or 609 — ድርሳነ ሚካኤል, Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael.

British Library · Or 609 · 21 catalogue-identified art canvases

17th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 609, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 609

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Or 609, f.2r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 609
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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, arranged for the 12 months of the year.f.5r. Discourse of Timothy of Alexandria, for the 12th month of Hedar (ኅዳር).f. 15v. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).f. 24r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).f. 38v. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).f. 45v. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).f. 70r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).f. 76r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት), beginning, ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት። ነገር፡ ዘበእንተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ዘወፅ አ፡ እምድኅረ፡ አቡነ፡ ይስ ሐቅ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ…f. 81r. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).f . 99r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).f. 108r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ). f. 121r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).f. 132r. Miracles of S. Michael, 12 in number.Decoration : Unfinished and uncoloured drawing outlined ( ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4v, 16r, 17r, 25r, 26r, 39r, 39v, 40r, 40v, 46r, 46r, 47r, 68v, 69r, 79v, 80r, 80v, 97v, 98r.The older portion of this volume contains many pictuires in outline. The scribe's name was Abraham, f. 126r; that of the first owner, Takla Haimanot, foil. 45 r, 70r, 126r. Later owners, Adara Giyorgis and his wif…

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Source date
17th century
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 609
Folio
21 catalogue-identified art canvases
Place evidence
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Catalogue source
British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
Source record
British Library catalogue 032-003394143