TYPE: Book
DIMENSIONS: 238 x 192 mm
COMPONENTS: 91 leaves on vellum; 43 full page illuminations
ITEM ID: 389
Enthiopian Homilies of Saint Michael Manuscript
DATE
Year: 1770
Decade: 1770s
Century: 18th (1701-1800)
Homilies of Saint Michael. An Ethiopian manuscript with many illuminations. There is a reference to Ras Michael, who was the ruler of Tegray in the second half of the 18th century. There are a number of manuscripts and icons in Tegray which are by the same hand or a style very close to that of the artist who made this manuscript.
Asia / Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
