The Prince and the Plunder

A book on how Britain took one boy and piles of treasures from Ethiopia

Hymns, prayers and expositions (OR 743)

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What: A 17th century manuscript including hymns and prayers, an exposition of words and phrases in the Song of Songs, expositions of some passages of the Old and New Testaments, a long series of expositions starting with Enoch.

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscript

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