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  1. 'Book on the Life and Miracles of Saint Gabra Manfas Quedus', Ethiopian

    early 18 th century

    ink and colors on parchment

  2. 1. A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing | 2. The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the water — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 96v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 96v · First half 18th

    A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing

  3. 1. A poor monk lacks the food and clothes that he requires — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 18v

    Brown University · 14, 18v · 18th

    1. A poor monk lacks the food and clothes that he requires

  4. 1. A poor monk lacks the food and clothes that he requires | 3. St Mary appears in the poor monk in a vision while he sleeps — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 15r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 15r · 18th

    A poor monk lacks the food and clothes that he requires

  5. 1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast | 2. His guests sitting and drinking wine — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 81v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 81v · First half 18th

    Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast

  6. 1. Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 25v

    Princeton University Library · 57, 25v · 18th

    1. Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript

  7. 1. Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him | 2. Giyorgis standing healed from his wounds — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 54r

    Brown University · 14, 54r · 18th

    Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him

  8. 1. Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him | 2. Giyorgis standing healed from his wounds — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 57v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 57v · First half 18th

    Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him

  9. 1. Hildephonsus of Toledo composes the book of the Taʾammǝra Māryā — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 16v

    Brown University · 14, 16v · 18th

    1. Hildephonsus of Toledo composes the book of the Taʾammǝra Māryā

  10. 1. St Mary and Jesus Christ, surrounded by angels — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 155v

    Princeton University Library · PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 155v · 18th century

    Painting on fol. 155v of Princeton University Library, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, Princeton, NJ, 57 (PEM (Princeton) 57), dated 18th century.

  11. 1. St Mary standing next to Māryām of Dafrā — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 39v

    Princeton University Library · 57, 39v · 18th

    1. St Mary standing next to Māryām of Dafrā

  12. 1. St Mary standing next to Māryām of Dafrā — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 25r

    Princeton University Library · 65, 25r · First half 18th

    1. St Mary standing next to Māryām of Dafrā

  13. 1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 67r

    Princeton University Library · PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 67r · 18th century

    Painting on fol. 67r of Princeton University Library, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, Princeton, NJ, 57 (PEM (Princeton) 57), dated 18th century.

  14. 1. The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 100r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 100r · 18th

    1. The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church

  15. 1. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him | 2. The other monks preventing him from eating — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 89v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 89v · First half 18th

    The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him

  16. 1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 52v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 52v · First half 18th

    1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting

  17. 1. The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 43v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 43v · First half 18th

    1. The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child

  18. 1. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 76r

    Princeton University Library · PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 76r · 18th century

    Painting on fol. 76r of Princeton University Library, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, Princeton, NJ, 57 (PEM (Princeton) 57), dated 18th century.

  19. 1. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 46r

    Princeton University Library · 65, 46r · First half 18th

    1. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship

  20. 1. The three Arabs swimming in the water | 2. One man being eaten by a crocodile | 3. The two others standing on a rock above the water — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 37v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 37v · First half 18th

    The three Arabs swimming in the water

  21. 1. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 91v

    Princeton University Library · 57, 91v · 18th

    1. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other

  22. 1. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 55r

    Princeton University Library · 65, 55r · First half 18th

    1. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other

  23. 1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 58v

    Princeton University Library · 57, 58v · 18th

    1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā

  24. 1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 35r

    Princeton University Library · 65, 35r · First half 18th

    1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā

  25. 1. The widow's son stealing cloth from a church — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 94v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 94v · First half 18th

    1. The widow's son stealing cloth from a church

  26. 1. The woman and her blind daughter standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 49v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 49v · First half 18th

    1. The woman and her blind daughter standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child

  27. 1. The worker standing next to St Mary, who performs a blessing gesture, while sitting on a throne and holding her son — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 20v

    Brown University · 14, 20v · 18th

    1. The worker standing next to St Mary, who performs a blessing gesture, while sitting on a throne and holding her son

  28. 1. The worker standing next to St Mary, who performs a blessing gesture, while sitting on a throne and holding her son — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 12v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 12v · First half 18th

    1. The worker standing next to St Mary, who performs a blessing gesture, while sitting on a throne and holding her son

  29. 1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 54v

    Princeton University Library · 57, 54v · 18th

    1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary

  30. 1. The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary | 9. Zakāryās tells the thieves about St Mary — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 36v

    Brown University · 14, 36v · 18th

    The youth Zakāryās fastening a crown of roses to an icon of St Mary

  31. 1. Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcher | 2. The woman lying below the icon of the Virgin and Child — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 72v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 72v · First half 18th

    Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcher

  32. 11. Motherhood: Madonna and child — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 10v

    Brown University · 14, 10v · 18th

    11. Motherhood: Madonna and child

  33. 11. Motherhood: Madonna and child — H-Berlin (BS) 42, fol. 27v

    Berlin Staatsbibliothek (Berlin State Library) · H-Berlin (BS) 42, fol. 27v · Second half 14th century

    Painting on fol. 27v of Berlin Staatsbibliothek (Berlin State Library), Berlin, 42 (H-Berlin (BS) 42), dated Second half 14th century.

  34. 11. Motherhood: Madonna and child — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 4r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 4r · 18th

    11. Motherhood: Madonna and child

  35. 11. Motherhood: Madonna and child — PEM (Princeton) 65

    Princeton University Library · 65 · First half 18th

    11. Motherhood: Madonna and child

  36. 12. Holy Family: Flight to Egypt — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 48v

    Brown University · 14, 48v · 18th

    12. Holy Family: Flight to Egypt

  37. 13. The thieves seize Zakāryās — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 55r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 55r · 18th

    13. The thieves seize Zakāryās

  38. 2. Hildephonsus of Toledo handing over to St Mary the finished book of the Taʾammǝra Māryām, which she blesses and returns to him — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 10r

    Princeton University Library · 65, 10r · First half 18th

    2. Hildephonsus of Toledo handing over to St Mary the finished book of the Taʾammǝra Māryām, which she blesses and returns to him

  39. 2. Mary stands next to the cross — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 92r

    Brown University · 14, 92r · 18th

    2. Mary stands next to the cross

  40. 2. Māryām of Dafrā partakes of the Eucharist in the church — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 30v

    Brown University · 14, 30v · 18th

    2. Māryām of Dafrā partakes of the Eucharist in the church

  41. 2. Māryām of Dafrā partakes of the Eucharist in the church — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 40r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 40r · 18th

    2. Māryām of Dafrā partakes of the Eucharist in the church

  42. 2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 44v

    Brown University · 14, 44v · 18th

    2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs

  43. 2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 72r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 72r · 18th

    2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs

  44. 2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 44r

    Princeton University Library · 65, 44r · First half 18th

    2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs

  45. 2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 100v

    Princeton University Library · 57, 100v · 18th

    2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her

  46. 2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her — PEM (Princeton) 65, fol. 59v

    Princeton University Library · 65, 59v · First half 18th

    2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her

  47. 2. St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand — DL-E (Brown) 14, fol. 22v

    Brown University · 14, 22v · 18th

    2. St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand

  48. 2. St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand — PEM (Princeton) 57, fol. 22r

    Princeton University Library · 57, 22r · 18th

    2. St Mary sitting on a throne with the two deacons in the background and raising him by her hand