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British Library · 641 · 84v

British Library, Or 641, f. 84v. 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 surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background; A group of people marvelling at the miracle; The monastery with its monks that has been moved to the shore of the seaBritish Library, Or 641, f. 84v. 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 surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background; A group of people marvelling at the miracle; The monastery with its monks that has been moved to the shore of the sea — Or 641, f. 84v

British Library · 641 · 84v

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

What this record describes

1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background | 3. A group of people marvelling at the miracle | 2. The monastery with its monks that has been moved to the shore of the sea

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    The monastery of 'Əqona that was buil in the name of our Lady; How she spoke to one priest in a dream; That priest who slep

  2. 02
    3. A group of people marvelling at the miraclePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the men went out and how they were amazed when they saw the monastery of 'Əqona on the banks of the Mediterranean; The men of the Mediterranean; The women of the Mediterranean

  3. 03
    2. The monastery with its monks that has been moved to the shore of the seaPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    The monastery of 'Əqona that our Lady transported to the banks of the Mediterranean sea in an hour of the night when it was the 23rd of Näḥässe and those sleeping men who woke up the next day and were amazed and performed wailing; The men who woke up; The Mediterranean Sea

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
84v
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 1490 (3 episode rows)