Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium Vitae episcoporum Cracoviensium
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Title
Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium Vitae episcoporum Cracoviensium
Subject
Devotional Objects; Ecclesiastical Objects
Description
This sixteenth-century manuscript illumination depicts a Polish bishop wearing a chest cross that appears similar to a reliquary pendant. Reliquary pendants were often worn by prominent members of the clergy to indicate their high status and individual piety during public events, such as masses.
Creator
Stanislaw Samostrzelnik
Source
Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium Vitae episcoporum Cracoviensium
Date
Early Modern Period, 1531-1535
Contributor
Jacqueline McConologue
Type
Still Image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Manuscript Illumination
Files
Collection
Citation
Stanislaw Samostrzelnik, “Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium Vitae episcoporum Cracoviensium,” Medieval London, accessed September 17, 2024, https://medievallondon.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/403.