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British Library · 641 · 179v

British Library, Or 641, f. 179v. 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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St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe; The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dogBritish Library, Or 641, f. 179v. 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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St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe; The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog — Or 641, f. 179v

British Library · 641 · 179v

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

What this record describes

2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe | 1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoePosition recorded by PEMM: left

    How our Lady Mary gave a drink of water to a thirsty dog where she went out to draw water with the virgins of the temple;

  2. 02
    1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dogPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    The virgins of the temple, fetchers of water who drove away that thirsty dog; the jars of the virgins; How the girl struck the thirsty dog and drove it away from the water; The pitcher; The well of water

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
179v
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 1417 (2 episode rows)