What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 5r. Tracts on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary. f. 6v. Preface to the Miracles.f. 7v. Hymn to the blessed Virgian Mary.f. 8r. The extract from John Chrysostom, beginning, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ ፡ ኦእግዝትነ ፡ ማርያም…ff. 9r-105r. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 303 miracles in number. f.9r. beginning is imperfect. f. 104v. Tracts on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary. ff. 2r, 105v, 106r, contain deeds of gift, lists of furniture, books, etc., of the reigns of Takla Haimanot (II.), Takla Giyorgis, and 'iyasu (III.)The first owner name, Constantine, f.9r. The prefixed leaves were written for a woman named ማርያማዊት, Mareymawit. Decoration: ff. 3v and 4r .
The official manuscript catalogue record is documented. It currently supplies no IIIF manifest, so no manuscript image is redistributed here.
- Source date
- 17th century
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 637
- Folio
- Full visual audit pending
- 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 032-003398063