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The story of Däräsge Maryam : the history, buildings and treasures of a church compound with a painted church in the Semen Mountains

Title: The story of Däräsge Maryam : the history, buildings and treasures of a church compound with a painted church in the Semen Mountains / Dorothea McEwan.
Author: McEwan, Dorothea
Publication: Berlin : LIT Verlag, 2013.

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Description

179 pages, [3] folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), map; 24 cm

Summary

"The painted church in Däräsge Maryam, in the Semen Mountain in northern Ethiopia, is witness to a remarkable event in Ethiopian history. Built by Däggäzmac Webe in the 1850s for his coronation, it was not the venue for Webe's coronation, but for the coronation of Tewodros II, who had snatched victory from Webe. However, the art, paintings, liturgical objects and a very precious illuminated manuscript book of Revelation, the commissions and gifts by Webe, can still be seen there today."--Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

Kunst. Forschung und Wissenschaft

Subject

Genre/Form

Church history.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

21. The painted doors -- 22. The painting programme of each wall. West wall [Fig. 42. Fig. 43] -- 23. East wall [Fig. 44, Fig. 45, Fig. 46] -- 24. North Wall [Fig. 47, Fig. 48] -- 25. South wall [Fig. 49, Fig. 50] -- 26. Free standing painting The Emperor surrounded by lions [Fig. 51] -- The treasures in the store house -- 27. Sacred vessels, vestments, drums, crosses, books, ephemera -- 28. The Darasge Maryam Book of Revelation -- The surroundings -- 29. Dil Amba -- 30. The town of Mekane Berhan. Civic facilities: School, tourism and cultural office, micro bank, prison, clinic, public transport connection, piped water, electricity, church office, parish church, building projects -- 31. Nearby Churches -- 32. Concluding Remarks -- Appendix -- Natural phenomena, as related by Schimper, in particular the earthquake in Darasge Maryam on 23 February 1854 -- The killing of a honey badger, in Darasge Maryam on March 1854, as related by E. Zander -- Bibliography -- Archival Records -- Printed sources -- Captions of illustrations and photo credits.

ISBN

9783643904089
3643904088

LCCN

2015451078

OCLC

ocn857525326
857525326
SCSB-1758932

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library