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The martyrdom of St Denis, 1317. On the orders of Sisinnius, St Denis is martyred on a brazier, watched by St Eleutherius and St Rusticus. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis. The book depicts the torture and martyrdom of the saint by the Roman governor Fescenninus Sisinnius. The lower part of each scene depicts people on the bridge over the River Seine. Here, a cowman and his cattle, and a miller carrying a sack of flour. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.