About this work
St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judge
Original catalogue wording
5. St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judge | 6. The judge handing to Nazib his paper of release | 7. Nazib entering the church, in which the people are gathered, and handing his paper of release to the priest
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 015. St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judgePosition recorded by PEMM: top
- 026. The judge handing to Nazib his paper of releasePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
- 037. Nazib entering the church, in which the people are gathered, and handing his paper of release to the priestPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
- Source date
- 17th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 639
- Folio
- 118r
- Recorded provenance
- South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
- Place evidence
- Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
- Catalogue source
- Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
- Source record
- paintings.csv, Painting ID 1536 (3 episode rows)