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The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand; The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand

British Library, Or 520, f. 155r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand; The bishop sitting and cutting off his handBritish Library, Or 520, f. 155r. Digitised by the British Library.RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…
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The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand — Or 520, f. 155r

British Library · 520 · 155r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
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The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand

Original catalogue wording

The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand; The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand — Or 520, f. 155r

1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand | 2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his handPosition recorded by PEMM: top
  2. 02
    2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his handPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
520
Folio
155r
Recorded provenance
South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1403 (2 episode rows)