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 […]

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 […]

What: 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]