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France, Paris, 1500-1515
MS M.276 fol. 99v

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Margins with floreate ornament and two vignettes:
1) Trinity: Mercy Seat -- God, nimbed, wearing triple crown papal tiara, sits and holds in both hands tau cross to which is affixed Christ, wearing crown of thorns and short loin cloth, bleeding from wounds (Holy Ghost not shown).
2) Angel, Archangel Michael: transfixing Satan -- Michael, nimbed, wearing armor, with shield on left arm, raises sword in right hand above Satan, reclining on ground amid rocks (?), with right hand raised.



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