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The widow's son stealing cloth from a church — BOr (BL) 639, fol. 163v

British Library · 639 · 163v

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 widow's son stealing cloth from a church

Original catalogue wording

1. The widow's son stealing cloth from a church | 4. The widow standing praying before the icon of St Mary | 2. St Mary ordering those who bound the widow's son to release him

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The widow's son stealing cloth from a churchPosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    4. The widow standing praying before the icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    2. St Mary ordering those who bound the widow's son to release himPosition 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
163v
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 1594 (3 episode rows)