Three Ethiopian Christian Objects with Eyob Derillo - Hidden Stories

Ethiopian manuscripts scholar Eyob Derillo (British Library) explores three Christian Ethiopian objects in the Hidden Stories exhibition – a cloth-covered manuscript with carrying case, amulet scroll used for healing, and bookstand are on loan from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. The exhibition Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads, held at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, explores the books, scrolls, manuscript paintings, and textiles that shaped — not just documented — life along one of history’s most important trade networks and beyond. The exhibition (October 2021 - February 2022) was co-curated by Filiz Çakır Phillip (Aga Khan Museum) and Suzanne Conklin Akbari (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) and developed in collaboration with the Book and the Silk Roads Project at the University of Toronto. For more Hidden Stories, visit the digital exhibit at: and the Aga Khan Museum: