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The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Jerualem — BOr (BL) 639, fol. 70r

British Library · 639 · 70r

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 sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Jerualem

Original catalogue wording

3. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Jerualem | 4. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: the mount of Olives | 8. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: unidentified | 5. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: Bethlehem | 1. The sick pilgrim lying in bed

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: JerualemPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How our Lady brought the pilgrim to Jerusalem; Jerusalem

  2. 02
    4. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: the mount of OlivesPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    Mount of Olives

  3. 03
    8. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: unidentifiedPosition recorded by PEMM: center-left
  4. 04
    5. The sick pilgrim standing before the places to which Mary carries him: BethlehemPosition recorded by PEMM: center-right

    Bethlehem

  5. 05
    1. The sick pilgrim lying in bedPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    Sick pilgrim

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
70r
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 1753 (5 episode rows)