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The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 18r

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) · 55 · 18r

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

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The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand

Original catalogue wording

2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand | 3. The bishop and the faithful standing in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child, which has healed his hand

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his handPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    How 'Abbas cut off his hand

  2. 02
    3. The bishop and the faithful standing in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child, which has healed his handPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How our Lady fastened the hand that was cut of to 'Abbas; The priests receiving the Eucharist

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
18r
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 1411 (2 episode rows)