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Compendium Jesus Christ

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Eucharist

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MARY MAGDALEN

Mary, Mother of Christ

MARY, MOTHER OF CHRIST

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Passion of Jesus Christ

PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST

Prayer, Worship and Rituals

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The Gospels, Acts of the Apostles etc. (New Testament)

THE GOSPELS, ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ETC. (NEW TESTAMENT)

Trinity

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Richard II and the Royal council, 1400-1500. A young king Richard II sits with older council members in front of an ornately decorated canopy; above is a Gothic arch. Harl.4431.fol.115 v Min.
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Richard II and the Royal council, 1400-1500. A young king Richard II sits with o...

Coronation of Henry IV,1399. From Jean Froissart's Chronicle. Harl.4380.fol.186 v (detail)
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Coronation of Henry IV,1399. From Jean Froissart's Chronicle. Harl.4380.fol.18...

The Building of the Tower of Bable,1475-1500.Builders construct the Tower of Bable from stone, using a winch and scaffolding.Men in the foreground inspect the progress. In the background is a courtyard and more workmen. From a page of illustrated Latin text from a Book od Hours. Add.35313.fol.34.
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The Building of the Tower of Bable,1475-1500.Builders construct the Tower of B...

Tobit,blind in bed, attended by two women,around 1470. Set in a cosy interior,one of the women sits by the fire concocting a recipe, while the other holds a dish.Tobi lies in the background. From volume IV of a biblical history by Guyart des Moulins. Roy.15.D.I.fol.18
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Tobit,blind in bed, attended by two women,around 1470. Set in a cosy interior,o...

Alexander the Great builds a city as a memorial to his beloved horse Bucephalos. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alexandre." Roy.20.B.xx.fol.82 Min.
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Alexander the Great builds a city as a memorial to his beloved horse Bucephalos....

Pentecost. A red hexagonal enclosure of stone or brick surrounds two tall blue towers with conical brown roofs, which are joined by a red-tiled roof with a ball at each end. Under this stand the twelve apostles, with Peter holding the key in the centre and Paul to his right. Above the dove, in blue, descends vertically with red flames coming from its mouth. From:"Ottobeuren Collectarius". ID:Y.T.2,fol. 27b-28
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Pentecost. A red hexagonal enclosure of stone or brick surrounds two tall blue t...

Crusaders in chainmail armour go to war. Bishops lead soldiers in armour during the invasion of Palestine. Early 14th. ID: Eg 1500,fol. 46
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Crusaders in chainmail armour go to war. Bishops lead soldiers in armour during...

Joseph and the Pharaoh, 1300-1330. In the top left Joseph is interpreting the pharaoh's dream: there would be seven years of good harvest, followed by seven years of famine. During the fat years the Egyptians store food and survive, unlike their neighbours. Bottom left: Joseph and his brothers; right: a man is ordered to be bound and led away. ID: Add 27210,fol. f 7 recto.
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Joseph and the Pharaoh, 1300-1330. In the top left Joseph is interpreting the ph...

Jonah in the mouth of the whale, early 15th. Jonah tries to hold on to a rock as the whale swallows him. From "La Bible Historiaulx ou les Histoires Escolastres". ID: Roy 15 D III, fol. 398 verso (detail)
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Jonah in the mouth of the whale, early 15th. Jonah tries to hold on to a rock as...

God appears to Moses and the people, who are shown with oriental dress and scimitars. 1411. ID: Royal 19 D III,fol. 74
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God appears to Moses and the people, who are shown with oriental dress and scimi...

The sinfulness of greed and of indulging in pomp and banquets is shown here as a group of diners are surrounded by devils, some blowing trumpets. One of a set illustrating temptations, from poems by Matfre Ermengau. ID: Roy 19 C I, fol. 204 (detail).
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The sinfulness of greed and of indulging in pomp and banquets is shown here as a...

The sin of personal adornment, 1300-1320. The consequences of vanity are shown here as a devil appears to someone holding a comb and mirror. One of a set illustrating the temptations, from poems by Matfre Ermengau. ID:Roy 19 C I,fol. 204 (detail)
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The sin of personal adornment, 1300-1320. The consequences of vanity are shown h...