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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 74v

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) · 55 · 74v

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed

Original catalogue wording

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy | 4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmer | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How the man-eater slaughtered his wife and ate her; House; Other people that he slaughtered

  2. 02
    2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: top-center

    How the people of the city of Qemer fled, abandoning their homes so that he would not eat them; House; House; House

  3. 03
    3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the man-eater gave a drink of water to a beggar

  4. 04
    4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmerPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the man-eater said to the farmer "Sell me your ox"

  5. 05
    2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How the farmer fled with his wife fearing that the man-eater would eat them

Source date
18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
Shelfmark
55
Folio
74v
Recorded provenance
Gondar
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1768 (5 episode rows)