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British Library · 520 · 173v

British Library, Or 520, f. 173v. Digitised by the British Library.

Open source record
Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary; The thieves hiding behind trees; Zakāryās prosterning himselfBritish Library, Or 520, f. 173v. Digitised by the British Library.

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Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary; The thieves hiding behind trees; Zakāryās prosterning himself — Or 520, f. 173v

British Library · 520 · 173v

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

What this record describes

2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary | 6. The thieves hiding behind trees | 3. Zakāryās prosterning himself

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    6. The thieves hiding behind treesPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    3. Zakāryās prosterning himselfPosition 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
173v
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 1604 (3 episode rows)