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St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garment — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 12r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 12r

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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St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garment

Original catalogue wording

3. St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garment | 7. Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission | 6. The people warn Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor against wearing the garment or sitting on the throne

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garmentPosition recorded by PEMM: top
  2. 02
    7. Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permissionPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    6. The people warn Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor against wearing the garment or sitting on the thronePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-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
12r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1459 (3 episode rows)