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British Library · 649 · 97v

British Library, Or 649, f. 97v. 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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St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before an angel holding the scale; The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmerBritish Library, Or 649, f. 97v. 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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St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before an angel holding the scale; The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmer — Or 649, f. 97v

British Library · 649 · 97v

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

What this record describes

8. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before an angel holding the scale | 4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmer

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    8. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before an angel holding the scalePosition recorded by PEMM: top
  2. 02
    4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmerPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom
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
97v
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 1273 (2 episode rows)