The Fall of Idols from BL King's 5, f. 5

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The Fall of Idols from BL King's 5, f. 5

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Three illuminated miniatures on the theme of falling Idols (rubric on verso : 'Ruina ydolorum'): in the centre, the infant Christ causes the idols to fall, paralleled on the left by Moses destroying the consecrated image of the calf, and on the right by the Ark of the Covenant causing Dagon to fall. Image taken from f. 5 of Lancelot du Lac. Written in French.

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1000 - 1400
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British Library
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