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ClaireFromClare , to medievodons
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Today is the feast of St John the Apostle, seen here with eagle and palm in the silver seal matrix of (the half-figure is 8mm high), & in the sumptuous Breviary of Marie de St Pol, best friend of the . 🧵 1/3

📷 MS Dd.5.5 f.217v https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DD-00005-00005/410; https://barnes1.net/seal/

@medievodons

St John in the silver matrix – beardless with a similar mop of hair, holding a spiky eagle and a palm branch.

ClaireFromClare OP ,
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A stone carving of the 1359 seal, scaled up 20x for visibility, was unveiled at this year - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the admission of women to a college rescued by a woman more than six centuries ago! A booklet explains the ongoing relevance of her educational vision, and powerful imagery. https://barnes1.net/seal/ 🧵 3/3
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Book cover, with an 18th century portrait of the Lady overlooking the medieval silver seal matrix and her figure outlined in stone at the initial stages of the new stone carving. The book title is 'The Clare College Seal & the making of the Seal Sculpture'.

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