# Bound Manuscript: The Miracles of Mary (Te'amire Maryam)

- By: Gondar, Ethiopia (Eastern and Southern Africa)
- Date: Late 17th century
- Medium: Parchment, ink, tempera, wood, leather, cotton, and string
- Classification: Book
- Dimensions: Box: 40.1 × 36.9 × 12.7 cm (15 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 5 in.)
- Culture: Ethiopia
- Credit line: Ada Turnbull Hertle and Marian and Samuel Klasstorner endowments
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/158772)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e9ad2413-352a-807e-aaa9-a198100257c5/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Created under King Yohannes (1667–1682) or King Iyyasu I (1682–1706), this manuscript in the First Gonderine style—with bold outlines and a rich palette—includes 32 painted scenes narrating the miracles performed by the Virgin Mary, a series intended to guide weekly devotion. These codified ‘Miracles of Mary’ became one of the most popular themes for religious books after the intensification of Marian worship in the mid-15th century.

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