Bishop Composes Mary's Book
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Bishop Composes Mary's Book
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, and dated to 1650-1749. You can view this painting in the manuscript Gunda Gunde Monastery, Gunda Gunde Manuscripts Collection, Manuscript No. 44, f. 14v, s. 36, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
- Many Geʿez manuscript paintings are in "Synoptic Narrative Art” style; that is, a single painting depicts multiple moments in the story, providing a series of vignettes representing different plot points. PEMM calls these "episodes". This painting of PEMM Story ID 13 has 4 episodes. The painting's episode descriptions, locations, and keywords are:
- 1. St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garment (top-right). The object(s) are throne; mitre; book; jewelry.
- 2. The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death (bottom-left). The object(s) are throne; mitre; book; jewelry.
- 3. The people warn Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor against wearing the garment or sitting on the throne (bottom-right). The object(s) are throne; mitre; heavenly clouds. The living being(s) are bishop.
- 4. Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission (left). The object(s) are throne; spear; heavenly clouds. The living being(s) are angel.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 51. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 93.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 2074.
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