They came with their troops following a star from the East: a codicological and iconographic study of an illuminated Ethiopic Gospel book
This article offers an analysis of the text and illuminations of an Ethiopic Gospel book dating to the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. The manuscript includes an unusual procession scene depicting the Three Magi, followed by a large retinue of soldiers, beasts of burden, and servants, whi...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Orientalia christiana periodica
Year: 2017, Volume: 83, Issue: 1, Pages: 127-189 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ethiopia
/ Gospels
/ Book
/ Iconography
/ Geschichte 1500
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art HC New Testament KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa KDF Orthodox Church |
| Summary: | This article offers an analysis of the text and illuminations of an Ethiopic Gospel book dating to the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. The manuscript includes an unusual procession scene depicting the Three Magi, followed by a large retinue of soldiers, beasts of burden, and servants, which extends over several folios and is of particular interest for the study of the peripatetic life of the court of the emperors of Ethiopia. |
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| Physical Description: | 19 Illustrationen |
| ISSN: | 0030-5375 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Orientalia christiana periodica
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