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British Library · 645 · 49v

British Library, Or 645, f. 49v. 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 youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary; Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary; Zakāryās prosterning himselfBritish Library, Or 645, f. 49v. 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 youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary; Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary; Zakāryās prosterning himself — Or 645, f. 49v

British Library · 645 · 49v

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

What this record describes

1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary | 2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary | 3. Zakāryās prosterning himself

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    How the young man Zakāryās fastened a crown of roses for our Lady Mary

  2. 02
    2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How Zakāryās prayed the greeting of the angel; The icon of our Lady

  3. 03
    3. Zakāryās prosterning himselfPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How Zakāryās bowed before the icon of our Lady Mary

Source date
Second half of 17th century
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
645
Folio
49v
Recorded provenance
Čankār Takla Hāymānot (monastery) (Jankura, between Gondar and Lake Tana)
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1608 (3 episode rows)