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British Library · 648 · 51v

British Library, Or 648, f. 51v. 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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Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast; Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons; Bārok being consecrated as a monk; A crowd of people inside a church in front of an icon of St Mary and a crowd of people outside the churchBritish Library, Or 648, f. 51v. 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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Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast; Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons; Bārok being consecrated as a monk; A crowd of people inside a church in front of an icon of St Mary and a crowd of people outside the church — Or 648, f. 51v

British Library · 648 · 51v

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

What this record describes

1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast | 5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons | 4. Bārok being consecrated as a monk | 8. A crowd of people inside a church in front of an icon of St Mary and a crowd of people outside the church

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feastPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weaponsPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    4. Bārok being consecrated as a monkPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    8. A crowd of people inside a church in front of an icon of St Mary and a crowd of people outside the churchPosition 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
51v
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 1717 (4 episode rows)