What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including the Miracles of Mary and of the Angel Gabriel with an extract from John Chrysostom

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

Ref: OR 655
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_655

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.