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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 28r)

Archive Piece: BC MS 4/11 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 28r)

Other titles: Bastard Secretary

Level: Piece

Classmark: BC MS 4/11

Date(s): [1450-1475]

Language: Latin

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/372967

Collection group(s): Medieval Manuscripts

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Christ crucified on the cross, while St. John and Mary Magdalene support the Virgin Mary. A centurion, converted to Christianity at the cross, holds a scroll that reads "Vere Filius Dei erat iste ... "). Skulls and bones lie on the ground.


Context: Hours of the Holy Cross: Crucifixion: Domine labia mea aperies

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