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Scenes from the life of Christ:The annunciation to the 
shepherds.
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Scenes from the life of Christ:The annunciation to the shepherds.

King Louis XI presides a chapter meeting of the
Order of Saint Michel.Beneath the image,two angels hold
the chain of the order and the coat of arms of the kings
of France.
Statute of the Order of Saint Michel,folio 1,FR 19819
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King Louis XI presides a chapter meeting of the Order of Saint Michel.Beneath t...

Tetraevangelium,France(?),9th.                         
Latin,parchment, 31,8 x 27,5cm.174 pages.              
Saint Matthew Evangelist,fol.24.
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Tetraevangelium,France(?),9th. Latin,parchment, 31,8 x...

Missale Remense - massbook for the use of Saint-Nicaise
of Reims,France,between 1285 and 1297.
Latin,parchment,23,3 x 16,2 cm, 336 pages.
Credo,fol.21 verso,top:Abraham greets the three
visitors;bottom:Moses and the burning bush.
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Missale Remense - massbook for the use of Saint-Nicaise of Reims,France,between...

Missal,1490,French,parchment,37,5 x 27,5 cm,451 pages. 
Christ Judge,Last Judgement,maw of hell,resurrection   
of the dead.fol.223
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Missal,1490,French,parchment,37,5 x 27,5 cm,451 pages. Christ Judge,Last Judgem...

Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept  
on the site of his martyrdom.A Christian officer in    
the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when   
they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods.Two cherubim   
flank Saints Peter and Paul. Chased silver,gilt,jewels.
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Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his marty...

Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept  
on the site of his martyrdom.A Christian officer in    
the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when   
they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods.A seraph with  
three pairs of wings. Chased silver,precious stones.
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Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his mart...

Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept  
on the site of his martyrdom.A Christian officer in    
the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when   
they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods.A cherub with  
three pairs of wings. Chased silver,precious stones.
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Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his marty...

Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept  
on the site of his martyrdom.A Christian officer in    
the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when   
they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods.Apostles Peter 
and Paul. Chased silver,gilt. Precious stones.
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Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his marty...

Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept  
on the site of his martyrdom.A Christian officer in    
the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when   
they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods.On the roof:the
angel drives Adam and Eve from paradise,Adam working.
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Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his marty...

Shrine of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund. Six   
apostles; on the narrow side Saint Maurice,martyred    
on the site of the abbey in the 3rd CE; on the roof    
crucifixion,saints and angels.                         
Chased silver, gilt.
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Shrine of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund. Six apostles; on the narrow...

Reliquary of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund,    
Saints Giskald and Gundebald.The shrine is also        
dedicated to Saint Maurice,martyred on the site of the 
abbey in the third century CE. The archangel Raphael,  
from the roof of the shrine.   Chased silver,gilt.
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Reliquary of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund, Saints Giskald and Gunde...