Magistrate freeing a slave, (Miniature only) A couple bring a slave before a magistrate so that she can gain her freedom through the act of manumissio

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Magistrate freeing a slave, (Miniature only) A couple bring a slave before a magistrate so that she can gain her freedom through the act of manumission Image taken from Glossed Digestum Novum. Originally published in N. Italy (Bologna? or Padua?); 13th century.

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