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Or 689 — ገደለ፡ ሰማዕታት, Acts of Saints and Martyrs.

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15th centuryManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue

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Plate 1Or 689, f.1r. 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. 1r-235r Acts of Saints and Martyrs, readings arranged for the 12 month of the year. f. 94r. The names of the owners as they appear from many of the subscriptions, were ‘Abun Yohanese, አቡነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡, ‘Abun Tawalda Madḫen, አቡነ፡ ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡, Tekal Giyorgis, ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ and Glaudius, ገላውድዮስ. Decoration: ff. 1r, 37v, 70v, 79r, 155r, and 211v.

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Source date: 15th century
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 689
Folio: 6 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 032-003411412