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St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background — BOr (BL) 646, fol. 27r

British Library · 646 · 27r

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

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St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background

Original catalogue wording

1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background | 2. The monastery with its monks that has been moved to the shore of the sea

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    2. The monastery with its monks that has been moved to the shore of the seaPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
First half of 18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
646
Folio
27r
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 1119 (2 episode rows)