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British Library · 635 · 121v

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

Open source record
The demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a throne; St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ; Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scaleBritish Library, Or 635, f. 121v. Digitised by the British Library.

Verified imagepemm:1557

The demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a throne; St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ; Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scale — Or 635, f. 121v

British Library · 635 · 121v

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

What this record describes

5. The demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a throne | 6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ | 7. Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scale

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    5. The demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a thronePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus ChristPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    7. Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scalePosition 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
121v
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 1557 (3 episode rows)