Radim Dobeš > 20-05-2026, 07:55 AM
(20-05-2026, 07:20 AM)JoJo_Jost Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Nude adult women depicted as angels are not part of the mainstream of Christian iconography and are virtually nonexistent prior to 1800.
eggyk > 20-05-2026, 11:06 AM
(20-05-2026, 07:51 AM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Addition of information to the previous post with reference to the source of the illustrations
Ethiopian liturgical poetry (known as Qene) and hymns use rich, mystical metaphors to symbolize Mary’s role in salvation:The Living Ark of the Covenant (Tabot): The Ark of the Covenant is the most sacred object in Ethiopian Christianity. Mary is symbolized as the "Living Ark" because she carried the Divine Word (Jesus) inside her womb.The Ladder of Jacob: She symbolizes the spiritual bridge connecting heaven and earth, allowing humanity to ascend back to God.The Burning Bush: Like the bush that burned but was not consumed by fire, Mary carried the divine fire of God within her without being harmed.
Radim Dobeš > 20-05-2026, 11:33 AM
Stefan Wirtz_2 > 20-05-2026, 11:39 AM
eggyk > 20-05-2026, 12:07 PM
(20-05-2026, 11:33 AM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The Bishop with Leprosy
This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Gondar, Western Ethiopia, and dated to 1700-1799. You can view this painting in the manuscript Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ethiopien d'Abbadie Collection, Manuscript No. 114, f. 58v, s. 118, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
Radim Dobeš > 20-05-2026, 12:29 PM
(20-05-2026, 12:07 PM)eggyk Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(20-05-2026, 11:33 AM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The Bishop with Leprosy
This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Gondar, Western Ethiopia, and dated to 1700-1799. You can view this painting in the manuscript Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ethiopien d'Abbadie Collection, Manuscript No. 114, f. 58v, s. 118, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
Yes, I posted the links to each of those in my message, but thankyou nevertheless.
Stefan makes the same point I wanted to make: If these images are from 1600-1800, and is not based on older imagery, how can it be relevant to the VMS?
Radim Dobeš > 20-05-2026, 12:32 PM
Radim Dobeš > 20-05-2026, 12:50 PM
eggyk > 20-05-2026, 01:55 PM
(20-05-2026, 12:29 PM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This will soon become clear, there are more explanations, just like with the lost book of Enoch. At the beginning of 2026 it was claimed here that it could not have been known at that time and today I have already listed several sources of information that admit that it could have been available. Another answer is that it is necessary to revise the current date of origin of the VM. And another possibility is that this picture is not the only one. Many manuscripts are still in private collections. I recently discovered at auction the first and second books of Enoch in the Ethiopian language from 1450. You are very quickly done with everything and that is a shame.
rikforto > 20-05-2026, 02:50 PM