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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy — Davies (HMML) Dabra Warq, fol. 54r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Dabra Warq · 54r

17th 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: left
  2. 02
    2. The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: right
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
54r
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 1248 (2 episode rows)