The Prince and the Plunder

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

Author: Andrew Heavens

A late 17th century manuscript including the Acts of George (OR 712)

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What: A late 17th century manuscript including the Acts of George and The miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 in number

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

The Life of Eustathius, imperfect at the beginning, one quire being lost (OR 703)

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What: The Life of Eustathius, imperfect at the beginning, one quire being lost, “written in a bad hand, apparently of the 19th century”.

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

Acts of the Saints and Martyrs written between 1769 and 1777 (OR 696)

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Acts of Saints and Martyrs, Gadla Samatat, arranged for the whole year from Maskarram to Nahase, written between 1769 and 1777

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

Acts of Saints and Martyrs, with Homilies for various Festivals (OR 692)

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What: Acts of Saints and Martyrs, with Homilies for various Festivals. “On f. 83 b, in a more recent hand, we read the genealogy of Tankalai and Takla Yohannes.”

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

Acts of the saints, starting with the last words of the martyrdom of Philemon, 2nd part of OR 689 (OR 690)

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What: 15th century manuscript starting with the last few words of the martyrdom of Philemon, 2nd part of OR 689

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

Acts of Saints and Martyrs, with many pictures (OR 688)

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What: Acts of Saints and Martyrs, “written in a good hand of the 18th century, with many pictures”. In the Catalogue, it is paired with OR 687.

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

Provenance: 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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts