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Tag the priest praying in front of the icon of St. Mary — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 42v

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 42v

18th 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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Tag the priest praying in front of the icon of St. Mary

Original catalogue wording

8. Tag the priest praying in front of the icon of St. Mary | 5. St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judge | 6. The judge handing to Nazib his paper of release | 7. Nazib entering the church, in which the people are gathered, and handing his paper of release to the priest

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    8. Tag the priest praying in front of the icon of St. MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    5. St George of Lydda riding on a horse, brandishing a weapon, and appearing to the judgePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    6. The judge handing to Nazib his paper of releasePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
  4. 04
    7. Nazib entering the church, in which the people are gathered, and handing his paper of release to the priestPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
Source date
1769-77
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Chester Beatty Library
Shelfmark
914
Folio
42v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1704 (4 episode rows)