Mediaeval funeral. 15th Century miniature of a Catholic funeral in Mediaeval France, from a book of hours. The book of hours is a Christian devotional

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Mediaeval funeral. 15th Century miniature of a Catholic funeral in Mediaeval France, from a book of hours. The book of hours is a Christian devotional book popular in the Middle Ages and is the most common type of surviving mediaeval illuminated manuscript.

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