MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - MA463.jpg

Category Manuscript
Origin
Date 15C/4
Reference No No MS number, f 178v
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Provenance
Present Location Angers, Universite Catholique del'Ouest
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Country France
Description
In a French manuscript dated 1493 of the Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine the chapter on Bernard headed 'Legende de saint Bernard' is illustrated by an image of a standing Bernard in a white tunic and brown scapular with the hood over the head holding an open book in his left hand. The head of a devil may be seen in the bottom right corner.

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