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The demons seizing the scribe — EMML (HMML) 7606, fol. 114v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 7606 · 114v

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

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

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The demons seizing the scribe

Original catalogue wording

3. The demons seizing the scribe | 4. St Mary pulling down the scribe from amongs the demons

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The demons seizing the scribePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    The angels of darkness (trimmed)

  2. 02
    4. St Mary pulling down the scribe from amongs the demonsPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How our Lady Mary seized the soul of the scribe and she brought him down, taking him from the hands of the demons

Source date
1721-1730
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
7606
Folio
114v
Recorded provenance
not given on vHMML
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1172 (2 episode rows)