What this record describes
Ethiopian Illuminated Manuscript, 18th century Vellum, tempera, and leather binding 32 x 22 x 6 cm. (12 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.) Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr. Place made: Ethiopia y1951-28. The Ethiopian Christian community traces its roots to the fourth century, when the emperor of Aksum converted to Christianity. Shortly afterward, Christian texts were translated into Ge’ez, the liturgical l. Dated 18 th century attributed to Ethiopian. Held by the Princeton University Library.
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- Source date
- 18 th century
- Date evidence
- Date from the Wikimedia Commons file record, which dates the file rather than the object.
- Holding institution
- Princeton University Library
- Recorded provenance
- Gondar (Begemder)
- Place evidence
- Place wording supplied in the source province field.
- Catalogue source
- Wikimedia Commons
- Source record
- commonsms-43403052