Hagos Abhra Abay (U. Toronto), Eyob Derillo (British Library), and Gelila Tilahun (Toronto) at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event, Toronto.

Suzanne Conklin Akbari examines a printed book containing early modern maps of Ethiopia.

Early modern map of Africa in a printed book from 1741, depicting ‘Aethiopica’ and including a Ge’ez syllabary. Gottfried Hensel, Synopsis universae philologiae. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

A binding of a small Ethiopian book with wooden covers and folk mends. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

Ethiopic Book Heritage Event at Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

Eyob Derillo delivering his lecture on “Text and Image: Divination, Handbooks, Scrolls & Magic in the Ethiopic Tradition” at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.

Eyob Derillo delivering his lecture at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.

Eyob Derillo delivering his lecture at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.

Eyob Derillo delivering his lecture at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.

Attendees enjoying the reception hosted by the Bikila Award and organised by President Tessema Mulugeta and other community members now living in the Toronto area.