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British Library · 641 · 176v

British Library, Or 641, f. 176v. 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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A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing; The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the water; The woman with her child surrounded by the marvelling peopleBritish Library, Or 641, f. 176v. 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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A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing; The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the water; The woman with her child surrounded by the marvelling people — Or 641, f. 176v

British Library · 641 · 176v

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

What this record describes

1. A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing | 2. The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the water | 3. The woman with her child surrounded by the marvelling people

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeingPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the people fled fearing the rising water

  2. 02
    2. The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How our Lady Mary covered her with the garment of light in the midst of the waves and she helped to like a midwife until she bore a son in the midst of the waves

  3. 03
    3. The woman with her child surrounded by the marvelling peoplePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How those people spoke to that pregnant woman, "How were you in the midst of the waves of the sea?"

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
176v
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 1587 (3 episode rows)