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The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth — BOr (BL) 639, fol. 117v

British Library · 639 · 117v

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

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

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The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth

Original catalogue wording

1. The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth | 1. The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth | 3. The Muslim denouncing Nazib to the judge | 4. Nazib lying in prison bound at his hands and feet

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of clothPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    1. The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of clothPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
  3. 03
    3. The Muslim denouncing Nazib to the judgePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  4. 04
    4. Nazib lying in prison bound at his hands and feetPosition recorded by PEMM: top-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
117v
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 1695 (4 episode rows)