What this record describes
5. St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judge | 6. The judge handing to Nazib his paper of release | 7. Nazib entering the church, in which the people are gathered, and handing his paper of release to the priest
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 015. St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judgePosition recorded by PEMM: top
How St George terrified Qadi and commanded him to release Näzib and he released him; Qadi
- 026. The judge handing to Nazib his paper of releasePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
How Qadi wrote a document and he gave it to Näzib as a sign and he sent him away; Näzib; Qadi
- 037. Nazib entering the church, in which the people are gathered, and handing his paper of release to the priestPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
How he entered the church and he handed over Qadi's document and the priests read it
- Source date
- 1667-1682
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 641
- Folio
- 120v
- 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 1537 (3 episode rows)