medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Jan 3, 2010, at 1:45 PM, John Dillon wrote:
> G.'s consecration as depicted in an earlier fourteenth-century
> (1326-1350) collection of French-language saint's lives (Paris, BnF,
> ms. Français 185, fol. 191v):
> http://tinyurl.com/yc6847k
What in the world is the right-hand bishop doing in this illustration?
He would appear to be dumping a pitcher of water over her head (if
that's what it is) but if she is, as the caption says, being
consecrated here, would she not have already have been baptized at
some previous date?
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