Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 67v — Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

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Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast

Original catalogue wording

1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast | 2. His guests sitting and drinking wine

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

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1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feastPosition recorded by PEMM: top
How his attendant gave wine to Barok: Barok's house; The food and the bread; These are the people feasting in Barok's house
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2. His guests sitting and drinking winePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
The vessels of wine from which the people drank in Barok's house; Jugs of wine

Source date: 18th
Date evidence: The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution: Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
Shelfmark: 55
Folio: 67v
Recorded provenance: Gondar
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 1297 (2 episode rows)