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Indeed it is. This makes very clear, what 'per caputium distrahere' means.
Many thanks for it !
Best greetings !
Vera
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> Thanks, Marjorie. That _is_ a great example.
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
> On Saturday, August 23, 2008, at 5:11 pm, Marjorie Greene wrote:
>
> > You'll see a great example of your phrase "in action,"
> demons pulling
> > a soul in every which way at:
> > http://www.art-roman.net/vezelay/vezelay9.htm
> > Scroll down to the capital incorrectly identified by the
> webmaster as
> > "Les Sacrifices de l'ancienne loi." It is part of the Saint
> Paul/Saint
> > Anthony capital and actually portrays the Torment of Saint Anthony.
> > Saint Paul looks on as three demons are pulling Anthony in
> different
> > directions. And, yes, the webmaster has been notified of this error
> > but evidently declines to correct it. He contends that
> there are those
> > who agree with him but has failed to cite a single art historian in
> > his camp.
> > MG
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