Spoon Full of Water to Heal Baldhemus

Spoon Full of Water to Heal Baldhemus

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This manuscript illumination is of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, who is extending his right hand above a vessel that is held by a younger man. On the right, another man is pictured feeding a long, dark-colored spoon full of water to Baldhemus, who is lying down draped in a blanket. The spoon has a large bowl shape which helps to carry enough water to feed to Baldhemus.

Index of Christian Art
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Thompson, H.Y., Manuscripts, Library of H.Y. Thompson, VI (1914), p. 6; pl. XI.

Marner, D., St. Cuthbert: His Life and Cult in Medieval Durham (2000), pp. 87, 105; color pl. 30.

1200

Cameron Kellett

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London: Library, British Library, Yates Thompson 26

Medieval Manuscript

Still Image

Manuscript Illumination