Preparation of the Corpse
ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, ff. 99v–100r
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows and with special assistance of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Sr., Mrs. Robert Charles, Mr. Laurens M. Hamilton, The Heineman Foundation, Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan
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The man in the previous miniature has died. His corpse is lowered to the floor upon which straw has been spread to absorb any bodily fluids. The dead body will be washed and sewn into a shroud.