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Back cover of an Evangeliary
with a Salvator mundi Gilt copper and champlevé, 32.1 x 19.7 x 2.8 cm, anonymous (Limoges), c. 1200–c. 1250 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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The back cover of this
gospel book features the blessed Christ at the centre, set against a
blue background dotted with stars within a relief mandorla, while
the four Evangelists' symbols occupy the corners. The edges
alternate between half figures of angels and tendrils, all on a blue
enamel background. |
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