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British Library · 641 · 37r

British Library, Or 641, f. 37r. 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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Hildephonsus of Toledo sits upon the throne, wears the garment given to him by Mary, and reads the Miracles of Mary; The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death; Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permissionBritish Library, Or 641, f. 37r. 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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Hildephonsus of Toledo sits upon the throne, wears the garment given to him by Mary, and reads the Miracles of Mary; The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death; Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission — Or 641, f. 37r

British Library · 641 · 37r

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

What this record describes

4. Hildephonsus of Toledo sits upon the throne, wears the garment given to him by Mary, and reads the Miracles of Mary | 5. The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death | 7. Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    4. Hildephonsus of Toledo sits upon the throne, wears the garment given to him by Mary, and reads the Miracles of MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How Däqsəyos sat on the throne that our Lady gave him; How Däqsəyos read the book of the Miracles of our Lady

  2. 02
    5. The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's deathPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How the throne was abandoned when the archbishop who sat on it after Däqsəyos fell; How the garment of Däqsəyos was abandoned by the archbishop who fell

  3. 03
    7. Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permissionPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom

    How the angel caused the archbishop to fall from the throne of Däqsəyos and he smote him; How the archbishop who sat upon the throne of Däqsəyos fell; How his crown fell

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
37r
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 1451 (3 episode rows)