The Primer of Claude of France
Grace at mealtimes
Texts and Images
Grace at mealtimes with images of Seth, the Story of Salvation, and Mary and Joseph
Reconciliation in Parliament of Heaven; Gabriel sent to Earth; High Priest sending messenger
The Reconciliation scene, based on Arnoul Gréban’s Mystère de la Passion, a religious play performed in Paris in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, shows God with personifications of Mercy and Truth, who embrace, and Justice and Peace, who exchange a kiss.