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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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Trinity

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The killing of Saint Thomas Becket, around 1400-1483.
He is attacked by soldiers with axes as he prays at the altar,
his robe lying crumpled on the floor. The border is decorated with stylised and naturalistic flowers with a butterfly.
From the "Hastings Hours".
Add.54782.fol.55 v.
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The killing of Saint Thomas Becket, around 1400-1483. He is attacked by soldier...

King Dagobert and the building of the church of St.Denis, 14th. King Dagobert watches builders at work.One of them is breaking up stones, while another one is constructing a wall.
King Dagobert founded the first great abbey of St.Denis.
From :"Les Chroniques de France".
Cott.Nero.E.II.fol.73 (detail)
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King Dagobert and the building of the church of St.Denis, 14th. King Dagobert wa...

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...