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Context: Collect 4
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Collect 5
Iconography: The supplicant asks God in heaven for peace and freedom from his enemies. He holds a book with the caption and being moved from the fear of enemies and points to two devils.

Collect 5
The collect asks God to purify the body and heart by the fire of the Holy Spirit. The bird's head of the Holy Spirit issues from God's mouth towards the astounded supplicant.
Art: The gutter of the page has been reinforced

Collect 5
The red cloak was drawn with a jagged hem
Thread stitch:
Historical Relevance:
Quire: 23


Image © Hildesheim, St Godehard


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