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British Library · 648 · 18v

British Library, Or 648, f. 18v. 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 client throws the ring into the river; The deacon administers the Eucharist; Michael sits down to a meal with his wife and children, and the youngest says he refuses to eat anything but fish; Michael sends a servant to buy a fish; When the servants cut open the fish, they find the ring in it; When the client hears the miracle of the ring in the fish he converts to Christianity and goes to the monastery to become a monkBritish Library, Or 648, f. 18v. 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 client throws the ring into the river; The deacon administers the Eucharist; Michael sits down to a meal with his wife and children, and the youngest says he refuses to eat anything but fish; Michael sends a servant to buy a fish; When the servants cut open the fish, they find the ring in it; When the client hears the miracle of the ring in the fish he converts to Christianity and goes to the monastery to become a monk — Or 648, f. 18v

British Library · 648 · 18v

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

What this record describes

3. The client throws the ring into the river | 4. The deacon administers the Eucharist | 5. Michael sits down to a meal with his wife and children, and the youngest says he refuses to eat anything but fish | 6. Michael sends a servant to buy a fish | 7. When the servants cut open the fish, they find the ring in it | 9. When the client hears the miracle of the ring in the fish he converts to Christianity and goes to the monastery to become a monk

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The client throws the ring into the riverPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    4. The deacon administers the EucharistPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    5. Michael sits down to a meal with his wife and children, and the youngest says he refuses to eat anything but fishPosition recorded by PEMM: center-left
  4. 04
    6. Michael sends a servant to buy a fishPosition recorded by PEMM: center-right
  5. 05
    7. When the servants cut open the fish, they find the ring in itPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  6. 06
    9. When the client hears the miracle of the ring in the fish he converts to Christianity and goes to the monastery to become a monkPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1721-1730
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
648
Folio
18v
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 1772 (6 episode rows)