The second day in the city of Lalibela, I went with a guide to see the famous rock carved churches. Since I had never been in the town before, I imagined they were located in a remote area, but to my surprise they are a short walk from town. There are [...]

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All pictures taken from the Online Exhibit: Ethiopic Manuscript Production site
The Internet is full of surprises… The other day while I was browsing I found an amazing site that describes the art of Ethiopic manuscript production. I wish I had discovered [...]

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Last week I was able to get my hands onto a book I wanted to read for some time. African Dolls, for Play and Magic was written by Esther A. Dagan, an amazing author that has 13 books published about African art, most of them out of print, and I hope [...]

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When I posted about the exhibit Glory of Kings, I promised I was going to talk a bit about Ethiopian magic scrolls. Of course I can only scratch the surface of this subject in a post, but at least I wanted to share what I’ve learned about it and recommend a couple of books and [...]

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