The Prince and the Plunder

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

The Psalms, Canticles, Song of Songs, the Weddase Maryam (OR 542)

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What: The Psalms, Canticles, Song of Songs, The Weddase Maryam for the days of the week, hymns 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 […]

The Psalms, Canticles, Song of Songs, the Weddase Maryam (OR 541)

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What: The Psalms, Canticles, Song of Songs, The Weddase Maryam for the days of the week 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 […]

The Psalms and Canticles, hymns and prayers (OR 540)

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What: The Psalms and Canticles, the Song of Songs, The Weddase Maryam for the days of the week, hymns 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 […]

The Psalms and Canticles, hymns and prayers (OR 539)

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What: The Psalms and Canticles, the Song of Songs, hymns and prayers 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 The names of the original owners, f 2b, have been […]

Manuscript of prayers purchased by the British Museum’s expert (OR 451) *

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What: Prayers – The Arganona Wedddse and Wedddse Mariam, arranged according to the days of the week. On f. 1 a “Purchased at Goon-goona, 1 Feb. 1868. R. Holmes.” Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB Provenance: Listed as purchased by the British Museum’s representative on the expedition, Richard Rivington Holmes, in William […]

Revelation, the Epistles and Acts of the Apostles (OR 532)

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What: A 18th century manuscript of Revelation, the Epistles and Acts of the Apostles 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 the British Library’s online […]