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British Library · 641 · 72r

British Library, Or 641, f. 72r. 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 chief of the thieves hiding behind a tree; Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouth; The thieves hiding behind trees; The thieves being consecrated as monksBritish Library, Or 641, f. 72r. 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 chief of the thieves hiding behind a tree; Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouth; The thieves hiding behind trees; The thieves being consecrated as monks — Or 641, f. 72r

British Library · 641 · 72r

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

What this record describes

4. The chief of the thieves hiding behind a tree | 5. Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouth | 6. The thieves hiding behind trees | 7. The thieves being consecrated as monks

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    4. The chief of the thieves hiding behind a treePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    The chief of the thieves

  2. 02
    5. Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouthPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How our Lady received roses from the mouth of Zakāryās; Angels; Zakāryās

  3. 03
    6. The thieves hiding behind treesPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    Thieves

  4. 04
    7. The thieves being consecrated as monksPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    The teacher who consecrated the thieves as monks

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
72r
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 1727 (4 episode rows)