Noble women and clergy in the ninth century. Miniature in a Bible written for Charles the Bald in the Abbey of St. Martin zu Tours, Paris, National Library. The miniature depicts Saint Jerome, who explains the Holy Scriptures to Paula and other distinguished women. The saint is dressed in the costume of the canons of St. Martin zu Tours, a chasuble, a choir shirt and a long tunic. Behind Saint Jerome sit two writing monks., 1893

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