At Hotel-Dieu, great importance was attached to nutritious food for the sick. The nuns received fresh vegetables and meat daily from the farm belonging to the hospital. In the kitchen, a small figure called "Messire Bertrand" (the gracious Mr. Bertrand) adorns the large triple spit above the fireplace. Hospices de Beaune, France


Hospices de Beaune, France


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Location: Maufoux, Beaune, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Photo credit: © Georg Berg / Alamy / Afripics
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