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Manuscript painting — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 149v

Princeton University Library · PEM (Princeton) 57 · fol. 149v

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

What this record describes

Painting on fol. 149v of Princeton University Library, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, Princeton, NJ, 57 (PEM (Princeton) 57), dated 18th century. The scene is recorded (with qualification) by the Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project (PEMM) as "2. The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the water; 1. A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing". PEMM links it to the story "The pregnant woman who was caught by the tide while going to the church of Saint Michael (Mont Saint Michel) and gave birth".

Written from the Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project record.

Source date
18th century
Date evidence
Date field supplied by the Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project record.
Holding institution
Princeton University Library
Shelfmark
PEM (Princeton) 57
Folio
fol. 149v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
PEM (Princeton) 57