The Prince and the Plunder

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A manuscript of the Deggwa, with musical notes (OR 584)

Published / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: A manuscript dated 1735 of the Dēggwä, Hymnbook of the Ethiopian Church for the whole year, with musical notes and two illustrations

Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB

Ref: OR 584
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_584

Provenance:
Stamped near the front: “Presented by the Secretary of State for India Aug. 1868”
Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847

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