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The Son of Man enthroned among seven golden lampstands, a sword going out of his mouth and John fallen at his feet — an Ethiopian painting from the Revelation of St John, about 1700-1730. — The vision of the seven lampstands, from the Revelation of St John. Ethiopia, about 1700–1730.British Library, Or 533, f. 3r

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Default portraits from Gondär-period manuscripts

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Moses seated and writing the Law in an Ethiopian manuscript painting. — **Moses writing the Law**Late 17th centuryBritish Library, Or 481, f. 20v

Matthew and Mark seated together and writing their Gospels. — **Matthew and Mark writing their Gospels**Late 17th centuryBritish Library, Or 481, f. 111v

A seated figure writes while a green bird holds an inkwell. — **A seated writer with an inkwell**18th centuryBritish Library, Or 509, f. 159r

A golden lion strides across a slate-green sky above an angel, a crowned elder and the kneeling John — the Lion of Judah, from the Revelation of St John. — The Lion of Judah — “Do not weep: the Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered.”British Library, Or 533, f. 18v

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