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British Library · 645 · 97v

British Library, Or 645, f. 97v. 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 extending her foot to touch the woman lying below her; The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her handBritish Library, Or 645, f. 97v. 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 extending her foot to touch the woman lying below her; The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her hand — Or 645, f. 97v

British Library · 645 · 97v

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

What this record describes

3. St Mary extending her foot to touch the woman lying below her | 4. The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her hand

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. St Mary extending her foot to touch the woman lying below herPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    How our Lady Mary awoke the injured woman from her slumber with a touch of her foot and healed her.

  2. 02
    4. The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her handPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How the custodian saw the injured woman, How she was healed and stood upright; How the injured woman was healed and she stood before the icon of our Lady.

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
97v
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 1261 (2 episode rows)