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Image © Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Koln
Context: Collect 9, Collect 10
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Collect 11
Iconography: The supplicant points to Christ and the demon. Christ prods the demon with a goad

Collect 11
God looks out from heaven, prodding some demons with his goad.
Art: Collect 10
A third face is visible behind the naked couple

Collect 11
Two figures with curly hair are visible on the upper left.


[The Koln leaf was photographed separately from the rest of the psalter, so the colour tones are not reproduced in the same way.]
Thread stitch:  
Historical Relevance:  
Quire: (loose)


Image © Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Koln


Image © Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Koln

Image © Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Koln

 

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