medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 8/27/2011 1:12 AM, Terri Morgan wrote:

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Monday, August 29, is the feast of:

The Decollation (Beheading) of John the Baptist (1st century)

A fifteenth-century alabaster plaque from England: http://test.huntmuseum.com/qzty2o/2593.jpg

Archival info: http://tinyurl.com/hw9qv

A better preserved 15th-c. alabaster with the head on a platter (row 3 image 3), and 16th-c. stained glass decollation from Rouen (row 4):
http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/JohnBaptist.html

Genevra

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