The Prince and the Plunder

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A 16th century Commentary on the Four Gospels (OR 732)

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What: A 16th century Ethiopian manuscript of a Commentary on the Four Gospels, with lists of books and inventories

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

Ref: OR 732
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_732

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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