The Prince and the Plunder

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

Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael (OR 612)

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What: An 18th century manuscript, “written in a fair hand”, including Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, with a miracle appended to each 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 […]

Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael (OR 611)

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What: A manuscript written by two people – one from the 18th and one from the 19th century – including Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael 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 […]

Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael (OR 610)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael 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 […]

Discourses for the Festivals of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OR 606)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including Discourses for the Festivals of 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 […]

Miracles of Mary and order of baptism “obtained” from a church in Senafe by the British Museum’s R. Holmes (OR 453) *

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What: The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary and the Order of Baptism with lessons, “imperfect at the end”. Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB Provenance: It has a note: “Obtained from the Church on the Rock at Senafe, 31st Jan. 1868. R Holmes”, referring to the British Museum’s official archaeologist on […]

Miracles of Mary “obtained” from a church in Senafe by the British Museum’s R. Holmes (OR 452) *

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What: The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 26 in number, “imperfect at the end”. Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB Provenance: It has a note: “Obtained from the Church on the Rock at Senafe, 31st Jan. 1868. R Holmes”, referring to the British Museum’s official archaeologist on the expedition, Richard Rivington […]