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British Library · 648 · 47r

British Library, Or 648, f. 47r. 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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Jacob the Short sews clothes near the icon of St Mary; An Arab man steals the scissors of Jacob; the scissors turn into a great serpent; The Arab man returns the scissors to Jacob; The Arab man is annointed with oil and healed from his afflictionBritish Library, Or 648, f. 47r. 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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Jacob the Short sews clothes near the icon of St Mary; An Arab man steals the scissors of Jacob; the scissors turn into a great serpent; The Arab man returns the scissors to Jacob; The Arab man is annointed with oil and healed from his affliction — Or 648, f. 47r

British Library · 648 · 47r

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

What this record describes

1. Jacob the Short sews clothes near the icon of St Mary | 2. An Arab man steals the scissors of Jacob; the scissors turn into a great serpent | 3. The Arab man returns the scissors to Jacob | 4. The Arab man is annointed with oil and healed from his affliction

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Jacob the Short sews clothes near the icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. An Arab man steals the scissors of Jacob; the scissors turn into a great serpentPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    3. The Arab man returns the scissors to JacobPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    4. The Arab man is annointed with oil and healed from his afflictionPosition 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
47r
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 1666 (4 episode rows)