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British Library · 635 · 121r

British Library, Or 635, f. 121r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed; The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background; The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyBritish Library, Or 635, f. 121r. Digitised by the British Library.

Verified imagepemm:1711

The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed; The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background; The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy — Or 635, f. 121r

British Library · 635 · 121r

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

What this record describes

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition 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
121r
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 1711 (4 episode rows)