The Prince and the Plunder

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

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 […]

Service book ‘bought at the tent door’ on the march back from Maqdala (Add. 3682) *

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What: A service book with hymns and prayers arranged for the hours, including coloured images of: Daniel in the lion’s den, St. George and the dragon, Virgin and child with angels and a priest, Täklä Haymanot and the dragon, and the crucifixion. Where: Cambridge University Library, West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DR The library has scanned in […]