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Princeton University Library · 65 · 19v

Princeton University Library, Ethiopic Manuscripts collection

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1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand | 2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his handPrinceton University Library, Ethiopic Manuscripts collectionRightsNo Known Copyright (rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/); Princeton University Library charges no permission fee and asks only for citation and image credit.
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1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand | 2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 19v

Princeton University Library · 65 · 19v

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

What this record describes

1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand | 2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his handPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    Those receiving the flesh and blood of our Lord

  2. 02
    2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his handPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How he cut off his hand

Source date
First half 18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
Princeton University Library
Shelfmark
65
Folio
19v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1409 (2 episode rows)