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The bishop showing himself healed to his student — BOr (BL) 639, fol. 125r

British Library · 639 · 125r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

The source records this manuscript art; no substitute image is shown.

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

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The bishop showing himself healed to his student

Original catalogue wording

3. The bishop showing himself healed to his student | 4. The bishop showing himself healed to the patriarch | 5. The healed bishop distributing the Eucharist

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The bishop showing himself healed to his studentPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    4. The bishop showing himself healed to the patriarchPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    5. The healed bishop distributing the EucharistPosition recorded by PEMM: 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
125r
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 1552 (3 episode rows)