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Initial V: Saint Anthony Abbot; Book of Hours about 1420. Creator: Unknown.

Initial V: Saint Anthony Abbot; Book of Hours about 1420. Creator: Unknown.

3-038-205 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Initial V: Saint Anthony Abbot; Book of Hours about 1420. Anthony is credited with assisting in a number of miraculous healings, primarily from ergotism, which became known as "St. Anthony's Fire". The saint is invoked against infectious diseases, particularly skin diseases, many of which were referred to in the past as Saint Anthony's fire.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. St Anthony: Egyptian: Saint, hermit, monk
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold, and ink
Picture Type
  1. Decorated initial
  2. Folio
  3. Manuscript
  4. Recto
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3515x4960
File Size : 51,078kb

Aliases

  1. 94.ML.26.49
  1. Ms. 57 (94.ML.26), fol. 49
  1. 1200004578
  1. 3-038-205
  1. 3038205
  1. 94.ML.26.49

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