Irish kingship ritual, c1220. Creator: Unknown.

Irish kingship ritual, c1220.  Creator: Unknown.

3-061-265 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Irish kingship ritual, c1220. An Irish ritual of kingship: the sacrifice of a white mare and preparation of a stew, in which the king bathes and which his supporters eat. From Topographia Hibernica.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Gerald of Wales: Welsh, Norman: Author, archdeacon, historian, ethnographer

Picture Type
  1. Manuscript

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Lifestyle & Leisure Health & Beauty

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

People Other

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x2233
File Size : 32,449kb


Aliases

  1. Shelfmark: Royal 13 B. VIII, f.28v
  1. 1280001708
  1. 3-061-265
  1. 3061265

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