The Prince and the Plunder

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

Category: Ecclesiastical & theological

Including a Life of Cyril, homilies and extracts (OR 744)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including the Kerlos, a Life of Cyril, homilies and extracts, decree of the 12 orthodox bishops, after the deposition of Kestorius, against various heresies in 12 chapters, and a Life of Epiphanius

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 or list of digitised manuscript

Including homilies and extracts and the Fetha Nagast (OR 745)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including the Kerlos, the Fetha Nagast and the work entitled Mazgaba Haimanot or “the Treasury of the Faith”.

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 or list of digitised manuscript

Kerlos with extracts and homilies (OR 748)

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What: An 18th century manuscript of the Kerlos, including ‘To the emperor Theodosius de recta fide’; and to the Queens; The dialogue ‘Quod Christus sit unus’; Various homilies and extracts, in a later hand, of Cyril, Severus of Synnada. “Imperfect.”

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 or list of digitised manuscript

Kerlos, including the life of Cyril, homilies and extracts (OR 749)

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What: Kerlos, including the life of Cyril, To the emperor Theodosius de recta fide, homilies and extracts

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 or list of digitised manuscript

Kerlos, including the life of Cyril, homilies and extracts (OR 750)

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What: Kerlos, including the life of Cyril, To the emperor Theodosius de recta fide, homilies and extracts. Includes a portrait in outline.

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 or list of digitised manuscript

Including the instructions of St. Peter to his disciple Clement (OR 751)

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What: The work entitled Kalementos or Clement, containing the instructions of S. Peter to his disciple Clement; The ‘Aksimaros, or Hexaemeron, of Epiphanius of Cyprus; The History of Adam and Eve. Written during the reign of Bakafa (1721-30).

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 or list of digitised manuscript