The Prince and the Plunder

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

Category: The Plunder

The Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ (OR 627)

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What: A late 18th century manuscript including The Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ

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 Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ (OR 628)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including The Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 in number, and the history of King Abgar

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

A manuscript of the Miracles of Jesus (OR 630)

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What: A manuscript of The Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ, dated in the 20th year of King Iyasu, 1750, including a hymn to our Lord

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 Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ, part of the morning service (OR 632)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including The Miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 40 in number. Includes another 18th century manuscript with part of the morning prayer service.

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

A late 18th century Missal of the Ethiopian Church (OR 547)

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What: The Missal including daily prayer, prefixed with a confession of faith, written for a woman named Walatta Takla Haimanot.”

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

Hymns (OR 583)

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What: An 18th century collection of hymns for a service, to St John the Baptist and to Eustathius. “Prefixed are six leaves, of later date, containing part of a long hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary”.

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