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Simone Seyboldt
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Researcher and Freelance Curator, Ethiopian Manuscripts @stabiberlin Project Qalamos | formerly @ Ikonenmuseum Frankfurt | Icons | Scrolls| Ethiopian Art
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St Samuel of Waldǝbbā on a deep purple background hits hard 🦁

Ethiopia, 19th c. #saint #samuel #waldebba #lion #ethiopiansaint #africansaint #africanart
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Uncatalogued Arabic manuscript from West Africa — a fragmented. Loose leaves, varying paper sizes. Topics include mathematics, astrology, talismans, magic, divination, and treatises. I am looking for assistance with describing this manuscript, if interested, please DM me. Thanks
July 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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From the Ethiopian collection @stabiberlin.bsky.social: Ms.or.quart.1167 contains 18 sewn-in miniatures from five manuscripts. A Leporello panel (f.184v) depicts the Kidāna Mǝḥrat (Covenant of Mercy): Christ consoles Mary and promises salvation to all who pray to him in her name. #Qalamos #Ethiopia
July 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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All Dāwit manuscripts @StabiBerlin are listed in Qalamos.
Image: Ms. or. fol. 596, f.7v, 17th cent.
#EthiopianManuscripts #Qalamos
March 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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The Psalter is among the most frequently copied works in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. Each codex contains a canonized compilation of texts: the Psalms of David (Mazmura Dāwit), biblical songs, the Song of Songs, Wǝddāse Māryām, and others.
March 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Les Très Riches Heures ms to go on display this summer for 1st time in 40 years!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Rare manuscript from middle ages that inspired Disney castle to go on display for first time in 40 years
Les Très Riches Heures, a ‘book of hours’ made by artists felled by the Black Death, will be shown in France this summer
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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A glimpse into the Ethiopian collection
@stabiberlin
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The legend of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon plays an important role in Ethiopia's cultural history. According to tradition, the Queen of Sheba, known as Makeda (or here Azeb), was from Ethiopia.
December 5, 2024 at 12:09 PM