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British Library · 645 · 57r

British Library, Or 645, f. 57r. 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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One man riding a camel to the monastery; The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery; The camel brought by the manBritish Library, Or 645, f. 57r. 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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One man riding a camel to the monastery; The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery; The camel brought by the man — Or 645, f. 57r

British Library · 645 · 57r

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

What this record describes

4. One man riding a camel to the monastery | 5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery | 6. The camel brought by the man

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    4. One man riding a camel to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    One Arab who brought a riding camel for the needs of the monastery and also the camel he gave to the monastery

  2. 02
    5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: center

    A second Arab who gave sheep's wool to the monastery

  3. 03
    6. The camel brought by the manPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    The camel that the Arab gave to the monastery

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
57r
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 1464 (3 episode rows)