The Prince and the Plunder

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

Pos National Trust plunder

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UntitlesCategoryBooks Date1790 – 1840 MaterialsCollectionCalke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum) NT 3177993 http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/3177993 [Ethiopian manuscript]. CategoryManuscripts and documents Datecirca 1700 – circa 1800 MaterialsPlace of originEthiopia Order this imageCollectionSnowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire (Accredited Museum) NT 3106148 http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/3106148 Shotel CategoryArms and armour DateUnknown MaterialsLeather, Metal, Silver Measurements850 mm (Length); 40 mm (W); 765 mm (Length); 50 […]

Auckland’s Ethio manuscripts

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The contendings of the apostles, being the histories of the lives and martyrdoms and deaths of the twelve apostles and evangelists. (Ms. Auckland Libraries. EastMS G.116) [manuscript] Manuscript | [16th century]Available at Central City Special Collections – Manuscripts (EASTMS:G116) see all Additional actions: Gospel according to Saint John [and] Prayers addressed to Takla Haymanot. (Ms. Auckland Libraries. EastMS G.115) [manuscript] Manuscript |Available at […]

Annales du roi Tewodros

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Ethiopien 257. Annales du roi Tewodros (1853-1868) Index Réservation  Cote : Éthiopien 257 RéserverAncienne cote : Mondon-Vidailhet 70Annales du roi Tewodros (1853-1868)XIXème siècleParchemin et papier. 86 f.. Dimensions 0, 16 x 0, 11 m.15 lignes copiées à la page. Reliure éthiopienne.Documents en amhariqueBibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits Documents de substitution Il existe une version numérisée de ce document. […]

The manuscripts they left behind

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On the History of the Library of Mäqdäla: New Findings.ANCEL, STÉPHANE;NOSNITSIN, DENISACADEMIC JOURNAL | Aethiopica – International Journal of Ethiopian 2014, Vol. 17, p90-95, 6p Abstract It has been known that only a part of the parchment manuscripts of Mäqdäla library seized by British expeditionary force in 1868 entered European collections. Many of those manuscripts […]