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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy — BOr (BL) 647, fol. 72r

British Library · 647 · 72r

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 leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy

Original catalogue wording

1. The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy | 2. The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    2. The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition 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
647
Folio
72r
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 1246 (2 episode rows)