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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Authors: Gnisci, Jacopo (Author) ; Zarzeczny, Rafał 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: [2017]
In: Orientalia christiana periodica
Year: 2017, Volume: 83, Issue: 1, Pages: 127-189
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ethiopia / Gospels / Book / Iconography / Geschichte 1500
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
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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.
ISSN:0030-5375
Contains:Enthalten in: Orientalia christiana periodica