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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 45r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 45r

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: right
  2. 02
    2. The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: left
Source date
1769-77
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Chester Beatty Library
Shelfmark
914
Folio
45r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1251 (2 episode rows)