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Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript — MoB-Wash DC (MoB) 277, fol. 44v

Museum of the Bible · 277 · 44v

19th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript

Original catalogue wording

1. Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript | 2. Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessing | 3. In the background, the pillar of gold, on which Mary inscribed Dǝmyānos' name is depicted

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscriptPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessingPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    3. In the background, the pillar of gold, on which Mary inscribed Dǝmyānos' name is depictedPosition recorded by PEMM: right
Source date
19th century
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Museum of the Bible
Shelfmark
277
Folio
44v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1645 (3 episode rows)