Holy communion ceremony, 12th century.

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Holy communion ceremony, 12th century. A priest and altar boy with tonsure giving holy communion to the kneeling congregation in a church. From a manuscript in the Bibliotheque royale. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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