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The white dove delivers the king's letter to the general and his advisor — GG (HMML) 44, fol. 76v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 44 · 76v

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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The white dove delivers the king's letter to the general and his advisor

Original catalogue wording

4. The white dove delivers the king's letter to the general and his advisor | 2. The priest John prays inside the church | 10. A bishop before a crowd swimming in water | 7. The general asks the king about the letter that he sent

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    4. The white dove delivers the king's letter to the general and his advisorPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The priest John prays inside the churchPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    10. A bishop before a crowd swimming in waterPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    7. The general asks the king about the letter that he sentPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1750-1799
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
44
Folio
76v
Recorded provenance
Monastery of Gunda Gunde
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 2126 (4 episode rows)