The Prince and the Plunder

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

A 15th century manuscript including the Miracles of Mary (OR 652)

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What: A 15th century Ethiopian manuscript including the Miracles of Mary

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

Ref: OR 652
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_652

Provenance:
Stamped inside the cover: “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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