The Pontifical of Renaud de Bar
Blessing of an Abbess of Nuns
Texts and Images
Three miniatures showing a bishop ordaining an abbess and giving her a book containing the rule for her religious house illustrate this part of the manuscript. In all three miniatures, the crosier entrusted to the abbess is rendered in silver, rather than gold, which was used for the abbot’s crosier and the bishop’s own pastoral staff.
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Folio 82 v
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Folio 89 r
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Folio 90 v