Mary Clothes Monk
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Mary Clothes Monk
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript dated to 1700-1799. You can view this painting in the manuscript Princeton University Library, Ethiopic Manuscripts, Manuscript No. 57, f. 15r, 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 404 has 2 episodes. The painting's episode descriptions, locations, and keywords are:
- 1. A poor monk lacks the food and clothes that he requires (top-left). The object(s) are mesob; table; monk cap. The living being(s) are monk.
- 2. St Mary appears to the poor monk in a vision while he sleeps (right). The object(s) are monk cap; clothes; jewelry. The living being(s) are Mary; monk.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 9. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 11.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 1436.
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