Abstract:In the Benedictional of AEthelwold, one of the most lavish surviving books from later Anglo-Saxon England, the blessing for the dedication of a church is illustrated with a miniature of a bishop performing the blessing while a congregation watches (and presumably listens) ( Figure 1). 1 This illustration is only partly coloured, so that although the bishop (and his robes and book) have been painted, the rest of the picture remains a line-drawing. The congregation is divided into two levels, perhaps reflecting … Show more
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