What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1717 including the Miracles of Mary and the Vision of St. John
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 648
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_648
Provenance:
A handwritten note on the first page reads: “Pres. by H.M. the Queen 21 Jan 1869”
Listed in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 as one of the “Magdala collection” manuscripts initially presented to Queen Victoria who then gave them to the British Museum.
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