The Prince and the Plunder

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

An 18th century manuscript including the Acts of St Anthony and the history of the holy Cross (OR 698)

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What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including  the Acts and Life of St Anthony, the history of the holy Cross and of the emperors of Constantinople, and the miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ

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

Ref: OR 698
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_698

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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