St Laurence (fol. 215v)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: St Laurence (fol. 215v)
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Description:
St Laurence is represented lying on a gridiron, supposedly the instrument of his martyrdom, although a man looking on holds a sword. One of his tormentors is increasing the fire with a pair of bellows, while the other wields a long fork. A castle is visible in the distance.
Context: Breviary offices: St Laurence: Qui vult venire post me
- Date range: [ca. 1440-1460]
- Date: 1450
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 2/31
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/10652
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