Reliquary Diptych, late 14th century, Made in Umbria or the Marches, Italy, Italian, Verre églomisé, painted and gilded wood, parchment, Overall (open): 6 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 13/16 in. (17.3 x 22.3 x 4.6 cm), Glass-Verre églomisé, While choir books were used in community worship, small-scale diptychs were used in private prayer. On this example, inscriptions written in red on parchment identify the tiny relics of saints. Many were Franciscan saints, and images of Saints Francis and Clare appear in the windows flanking the Crucifixion
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Reliquary Diptych, late 14th century, Umbria, Marches, Italy, Italian, Verre églomisé, painted, gilded wood, parchment, Overall, open, 6 13/16 x 8 3/4 1 13/16, 17.3 22.3 4.6 cm, Glass-Verre, choir, books, community worship, small-scale diptychs, private prayer, example, inscriptions written, red, parchment identify, tiny relics, saints, Franciscan saints, images, Saints Francis, Clare, windows flanking, Crucifixion
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