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St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background — Davies (HMML) Dabra Warq, fol. 32r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Dabra Warq · 32r

17th 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 | 4. The priest tells people Mary's desired location for the church

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: right
  2. 02
    4. The priest tells people Mary's desired location for the churchPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date (other; see Notes field)”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
Dabra Warq
Folio
32r
Recorded provenance
West: Gojjam Province
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 1121 (2 episode rows)