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British Library · 641 · 144v

British Library, Or 641, f. 144v. Digitised by the British Library.

RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…

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Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast; His guests sitting and drinking wineBritish Library, Or 641, f. 144v. Digitised by the British Library.RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…
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Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast; His guests sitting and drinking wine — Or 641, f. 144v

British Library · 641 · 144v

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 | 2. His guests sitting and drinking wine

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

    How Barok made a feast for our Lady Mary with gifts of an abundance of bread and an abundance of mead; How his attendant gave wine to Barok: Barok's house; The food and the bread

  2. 02
    2. His guests sitting and drinking winePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom

    The people who feasted in Barok's house; The vessels of wine from which the people drank in Barok's house

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
144v
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 1287 (2 episode rows)