The poor monk asks St Mary for the foot that he requires — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 11r — Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

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The poor monk asks St Mary for the foot that he requires

Original catalogue wording

2. The poor monk asks St Mary for the foot that he requires | 3. St Mary appears in the poor monk in a vision while he sleeps

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

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2. The poor monk asks St Mary for the foot that he requiresPosition recorded by PEMM: right
How that monk asked of the Lady Mary saying, "Prescribe for me what I will eat and what I will eat."
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3. St Mary appears in the poor monk in a vision while he sleepsPosition recorded by PEMM: left
How our Lady Mary brought him a garment and food in the middle of the night while he was sleeping; This is the garment; This is the food

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: 11r
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 1434 (2 episode rows)