St. Catherine of Alexandria (fol. 136v)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: St. Catherine of Alexandria (fol. 136v)
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Description:
The miniature depicts St. Catherine holding a palm branch and a sword, the instrument of her martyrdom. A wheel, her symbol, is beside her. She is wearing a gown made of ermine fur and a crown, referring to her supposed royal descent.
Context: Suffrages: Saint Catherine: Virgo sancta katherina grecie gemma
- Date range: [ca. 1490]
- Date: 1490
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 8/51
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/10803
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