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British Library · 641 · 66r

British Library, Or 641, f. 66r. 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 sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Jerualem; The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: unidentified; The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: the mount of Olives; The sick pilgrim lying in bed; The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: BethlehemBritish Library, Or 641, f. 66r. 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 sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Jerualem; The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: unidentified; The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: the mount of Olives; The sick pilgrim lying in bed; The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Bethlehem — Or 641, f. 66r

British Library · 641 · 66r

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

What this record describes

3. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Jerualem | 8. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: unidentified | 4. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: the mount of Olives | 1. The sick pilgrim lying in bed | 5. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Bethlehem

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: JerualemPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How our Lady brought the pilgrim to Jerusalem; Jerusalem; Sick pilgrim; Sick pilgrim

  2. 02
    8. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: unidentifiedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-center

    Sick pilgrim

  3. 03
    4. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: the mount of OlivesPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How our Lady brought the pilgrim to the Mount of Olives; Sick pilgrim

  4. 04
    1. The sick pilgrim lying in bedPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    Sick pilgrim; Bed

  5. 05
    5. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: BethlehemPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How our Lady brought the pilgrim to Golgotha; Icon of our Lady and her Son; Bethlehem; How our Lady brought the pilgrim to Bethlehem

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
66r
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 1754 (5 episode rows)