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The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary — BOr (BL) 639, fol. 75r

British Library · 639 · 75r

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 youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary

Original catalogue wording

1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary | 2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary | 3. Zakāryās prosterning himself

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the young man Zakāryās fastened a crown of roses for our Lady Mary

  2. 02
    2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How Zakāryās prayed the greeting of the angel; Our Lady Mary

  3. 03
    3. Zakāryās prosterning himselfPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How Zakāryās bowed before her icon

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
75r
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 1606 (3 episode rows)