The Prince and the Plunder

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

Category: The Plunder

A commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew (OR 735)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including a commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew. Prefixed with Part of a theological treatise on the Nature of God and other works. Ends with Extracts from the “Lives of the Egyptian Fathers” and other works.

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 manuscript

A commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew (OR 736)

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What: A 17th century manuscript including a commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew. The same commentary as in OR 731 and OR 732

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 manuscript

A manuscript including the Commentary of John Chrysostom (OR 740)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including the Commentary of John Chrysostom and the Kerlos.

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 manuscript

A 19th century Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews (OR 742)

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What: A 19th century Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews, translated from the Ethiopic into Amharic, with the life of Chrysostom prefixed.

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 manuscript

Hymns, prayers and expositions (OR 743)

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What: A 17th century manuscript including hymns and prayers, an exposition of words and phrases in the Song of Songs, expositions of some passages of the Old and New Testaments, a long series of expositions starting with Enoch.

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 manuscript

Including a Life of Cyril, homilies and extracts (OR 744)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including the Kerlos, a Life of Cyril, homilies and extracts, decree of the 12 orthodox bishops, after the deposition of Kestorius, against various heresies in 12 chapters, and a Life of Epiphanius

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 manuscript