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British Library · 635 · 113r

British Library, Or 635, f. 113r. Digitised by the British Library.

Open source record
Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast; Bārok being consecrated as a monk; The icon of the Virgin and Child; The funeral of Bārok; His guests sitting and drinking wine; Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weaponsBritish Library, Or 635, f. 113r. Digitised by the British Library.

Verified imagepemm:1780

Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast; Bārok being consecrated as a monk; The icon of the Virgin and Child; The funeral of Bārok; His guests sitting and drinking wine; Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons — Or 635, f. 113r

British Library · 635 · 113r

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

What this record describes

1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast | 4. Bārok being consecrated as a monk | 3. The icon of the Virgin and Child | 7. The funeral of Bārok | 2. His guests sitting and drinking wine | 5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feastPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    4. Bārok being consecrated as a monkPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left-center
  3. 03
    3. The icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right-center
  4. 04
    7. The funeral of BārokPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  5. 05
    2. His guests sitting and drinking winePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  6. 06
    5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weaponsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
Second half of 17th century
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
635
Folio
113r
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 1780 (6 episode rows)