Book of Hours, Priest at Death Bed
Date Description Source Reference
1470 - 80 A.D.   The author (Hassall & Hassall) describe this as a canopy but in this case the pole can clearly be seen. The gold bell tent has a red line decoration on the roof and walls, grey interior, the door flaps are opened wide, on the right it is shown how the door flap is tied into a bundle and is probably held up by a pole. p. 145. Book of Hours, Use of Rome, c. 1470 - 80, France. 

Plate 34. ‘Priest at death bed’ MS Liturg. 41 folio 147. 

Hassal, Dr. W.O., & A.G., Treasures from the Bodleian Library, London, 1976, p. 147.

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