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The Heavenly Altar — BOr (BL) 648, fol. 35r

British Library · 648 · 35r

18th 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 Heavenly Altar

Original catalogue wording

1. The Heavenly Altar | 2. A crowd of people gather in front of the king | 3. The wise woman Sybil reveals to the king her vision about St Mary and Jesus Christ appearing within a golden ring

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The Heavenly AltarPosition recorded by PEMM: top
  2. 02
    2. A crowd of people gather in front of the kingPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    3. The wise woman Sybil reveals to the king her vision about St Mary and Jesus Christ appearing within a golden ringPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1721-1730
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
648
Folio
35r
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 1580 (3 episode rows)