The Prince and the Plunder

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

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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 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 manuscripts

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 erased. Several leaves have been torn out between f. 33 and f. 34.

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

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 in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

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 online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

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 Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts

Including the Book of Spiritual Medicines, The Order of Celebrating Matrimony (OR 549)

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What: Manuscript including: The Faus Manfasawi, The Order of Celebrating Matrimony, The Order of Purification of an Apostate, Caeremoniale Sacerdotum, Regulae de Hierarchia ecclesiastica, Quaestiones de rebus ecclesiasticis subtiliores, an extract from John Chrysostom on the Glory of the Church, The Office of Unction of the Sick, The Consecration of an Altar, Rules regarding the regulation and constitution of the Christian Church

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 manuscripts