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 Miracles of Mary (OR 645)

Published / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1700-1750 with 48 illuminations

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

Ref: OR 645
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_645

Provenance:
Stamped on the first page: “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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