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British Library · 520 · 159r

British Library, Or 520, f. 159r. Digitised by the British Library.

Open source record
The monk Yǝsḥaq kneeling in prayer; The icon of St Mary taking Yǝsḥaq by the hand and raising himBritish Library, Or 520, f. 159r. Digitised by the British Library.

Verified imagepemm:1074

The monk Yǝsḥaq kneeling in prayer; The icon of St Mary taking Yǝsḥaq by the hand and raising him — Or 520, f. 159r

British Library · 520 · 159r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

What this record describes

1. The monk Yǝsḥaq kneeling in prayer | 3. The icon of St Mary taking Yǝsḥaq by the hand and raising him

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The monk Yǝsḥaq kneeling in prayerPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    3. The icon of St Mary taking Yǝsḥaq by the hand and raising himPosition recorded by PEMM: center
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
520
Folio
159r
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 1074 (2 episode rows)