The Prince and the Plunder

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An 18th century manuscript of the Miracles of Mary (OR 643)

Published / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1717 including the Miracles of Mary, a tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary and an extract from John Chrysostom

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

Ref: OR 643
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_643

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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