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British Library · 648 · 56r

British Library, Or 648, f. 56r. 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 patriarch instracts Bishop Raphael to hear confession; St Mary appears to Bishop Raphael in a dream and instructs him to hear confession; Bishop Raphael drops the key used to imprison a sinful man into the river; The wife of the sinful man finds the key used to imprison her husband in the belly of a fish; she shows the key to Bishop RaphaelBritish Library, Or 648, f. 56r. 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 patriarch instracts Bishop Raphael to hear confession; St Mary appears to Bishop Raphael in a dream and instructs him to hear confession; Bishop Raphael drops the key used to imprison a sinful man into the river; The wife of the sinful man finds the key used to imprison her husband in the belly of a fish; she shows the key to Bishop Raphael — Or 648, f. 56r

British Library · 648 · 56r

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

What this record describes

1. The patriarch instracts Bishop Raphael to hear confession | 2. St Mary appears to Bishop Raphael in a dream and instructs him to hear confession | 3. Bishop Raphael drops the key used to imprison a sinful man into the river | 4. The wife of the sinful man finds the key used to imprison her husband in the belly of a fish; she shows the key to Bishop Raphael

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The patriarch instracts Bishop Raphael to hear confessionPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. St Mary appears to Bishop Raphael in a dream and instructs him to hear confessionPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    3. Bishop Raphael drops the key used to imprison a sinful man into the riverPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
  4. 04
    4. The wife of the sinful man finds the key used to imprison her husband in the belly of a fish; she shows the key to Bishop RaphaelPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
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
56r
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 1667 (4 episode rows)