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Or 681 — ገድለ ሐዋርያት, The Acts of the Apostles.

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Plate 1Or 681, f.196r. 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:The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.f. 3r. The Acts of St. Peter and, the narrative of Clement f.9v and the Martyrdom of St. Peter, f. 25v.f. 28r. The Acts of St. Paul and his Martyrdom, f. 74v. f. 75r. The Discourse of Dionysius the Areopapagite, f. 81r. The Preaching of St. Simon, the son of Cleopas and his Martyrdom, f. 82r. f. 83r. The Preaching of St. James the Just and his Martyrdom, f.84r. f. 86r. The Acts of St. Andrew.f. 97r. The Preaching of St. Bartholomew, and his Martyrdom, f.100v. f. 102r. Acts of St. Thomas, f. 110r. The Acts of St. Matthew and his Martyrdom, f. 114v. f. 117r. The Martyrdom of St. Luke.f. 120r. The Preaching of St. Philip and his Martyrdom, f. 122v. f.125r. The Preaching of St. Andrew.f. 131r. The Acts of St. Andrew and St. Bartholomew and the Martyrdom of St. Andrew, f. 141r. ff. 142-145v. Acts of St. Thomas. f. 151r. The Life of St. John, by Prochorus and the Death of St. John, f. 159r. f. 163v. The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Alphseus. f. 165r. The Acts of St. Matthias and his Martyrdom, f. 171r. f. 173r. The Acts of St. James, the son of Zebedee and his Martyrdom, f. 176r.f. 178r. The Martyrdom of St.…

1 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.

Source date: 1705-1708
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 681
Folio: 1 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 032-003411407