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British Library · 641 · 44r

British Library, Or 641, f. 44r. 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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The Jewish priest lying on the ground after his fall in the foreground of the miniature; St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand; The Jewish priest standing before St Mary, who is sitting on the throne and performs a gesture of blessingBritish Library, Or 641, f. 44r. 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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The Jewish priest lying on the ground after his fall in the foreground of the miniature; St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand; The Jewish priest standing before St Mary, who is sitting on the throne and performs a gesture of blessing — Or 641, f. 44r

British Library · 641 · 44r

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

What this record describes

1. The Jewish priest lying on the ground after his fall in the foreground of the miniature | 2. St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand | 3. The Jewish priest standing before St Mary, who is sitting on the throne and performs a gesture of blessing

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The Jewish priest lying on the ground after his fall in the foreground of the miniaturePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the Hebrew fell while bowing to our Lady

  2. 02
    2. St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her handPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    Two deacons whom the bishop joined to help the Hebrew man; How our Lady raised the Hebrew when he fell while bowing to her; How our Lady grasped the Hebrew man with her hand

  3. 03
    3. The Jewish priest standing before St Mary, who is sitting on the throne and performs a gesture of blessingPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How our Lady showed the Hebrew to stand on the right of the altar and on her right; How the Hebrew stood; Those two earlier deacons

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
44r
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 1630 (3 episode rows)