What: A 17th century Ethiopian manuscript of the four Gospels, including portraits of the evangelists and St George slaying the dragon
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 516
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_516
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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