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Or 653 — ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary and ተአምረ ኢየሱስ, Miracles of Jesus.

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18th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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Plate 1Or 653, f.5r. 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:ff.3r-69v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 160 miracles in number.ff. 69r- 178v ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in number.Decoration: ff. 5r, 7r, 7v, 8v, 9r, 10r, 10v, 11v, 12r, 13v, 14r, 15r, 15v, 17r, 17v, 18v, 19r, 21r, 22v, 23r, 24v, 25v, 26r, 27v, 28r, 29v, 30r, 32r, 32v, 34r, 34v, 35v, 36r, 37r, 38v, 39r, 40v, 41r, 43r, 41v, 44v, 46v, 49r, 49v, 50r, 52v, 53r, 57v, 58r, 59v, 60r, 62v, 63r, 66r, 67r.Name of scribe, ነገደ፡ ማርያም , Nagda Maryam, f. 68v. The name of ሚካኤል,, Mikael on f.178v, is a later insertion.Owners: Names of the first owners erased. Later owners, ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ Wald Giyorgis , ወለተ፡ ቃል, Walatta Qale, ወልደ፡ ስሞዖን, Wald Semoʻo n, አደራ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, ‘Adra Giyorgis, አምደ፡ ሚካኤል, ‘Amda Mikael, ቴዎብስቲያ , T é wobsya and ወለተ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ Walatta Giyorgis .According to a note on f. 178 b, Walda Giyorgis gave the volume, ለአቡነ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለመድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ።

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Source date: 18th century
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 653
Folio: 55 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 032-003409240