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The Fountain of Life, Leaf from a Gospel Book

Private Collection

14th–15th centuriesManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
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Plate 1The Fountain of Life, Leaf from a Gospel Book, Ethiopia, 14th- 15th century, tempera and ink on parchment, Private Collection.

David Brunetti, London, UK, @brunettiphotography

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 215, cat. 128 (supplied scan PDF p. 212)

Image locator Printed p. 214, cat. 128 (supplied scan PDF p. 211)

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The Fountain of Life, Leaf from a Gospel Book, Ethiopia, 14th- 15th century, tempera and ink on parchment, Private Collection.Plate 1 · David Brunetti, London, UK, @brunettiphotography · Printed p. 215, cat. 128 (supplied scan PDF p. 212) · Image: Printed p. 214, cat. 128 (supplied scan PDF p. 211)

What the catalogue identifies

Catalogue no. 128: The Fountain of Life, Leaf from a Gospel Book. 14th- 15th century; tempera and ink on parchment; Ethiopia.

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Source date
14th- 15th century
Date evidence
Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution
Private Collection
Recorded provenance
Ethiopia
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Ethiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
Source record
Cat. 128
Source locator
Printed p. 215, cat. 128 (supplied scan PDF p. 212)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).