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British Library · 649 · 34v

British Library, Or 649, f. 34v. 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 painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene; The painter falling down from the scaffold; A group of demons look on; The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painterBritish Library, Or 649, f. 34v. 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 painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene; The painter falling down from the scaffold; A group of demons look on; The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter — Or 649, f. 34v

British Library · 649 · 34v

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

What this record describes

1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene | 2. The painter falling down from the scaffold | 4. A group of demons look on | 3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scenePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The painter falling down from the scaffoldPosition recorded by PEMM: center-left
  3. 03
    4. A group of demons look onPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painterPosition recorded by PEMM: right
Source date
18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
649
Folio
34v
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 1680 (4 episode rows)