St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, gives part of his cloak to a beggar - Book of hours Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37 - 080r min

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St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, gives part of his cloak to a beggar - Book of hours Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37 - 080r min

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St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, gives part of his cloak to a beggar - miniature from folio 080r from the Book of Hours of Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37

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St. martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of st. martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, or putting part of the cloak round the shoulders of a beggar who kneels beside him (11H(MARTIN)41)
Crippled (31A415)
This miniature is part of folio 080r

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1455
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Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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