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The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 17v

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 17v

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 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: bottom-left
  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
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
17v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1412 (2 episode rows)