Three Living and Three Dead (fol. 85r)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: Three Living and Three Dead (fol. 85r)
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Description:
The full-page miniature shows three kings on horseback confronted by three corpses, a 'memento mori' subject sometimes known as the Three Living and the Three Dead. The border is formed from architectural pillars.
Context: Office of the dead: Vespers: Placebo Dilexi quoniam exaudiet dominus
- Date range: [ca. 1490]
- Date: 1490
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 8/29
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/10792
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