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Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / Manuscripts / German translation ('Alsatian Legenda Aurea') / Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 6 (probably Straßburg, 1362) / fol. 100-210
Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / cap. 167: De sancto Brictio (November 13)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Brice of Tours / Life / Having been accused of being a magician, he proves his innocence by carrying burning coals to the tomb of St Martin

Further details

This image shows a misunderstanding of the scene: the miracle was that Brice was able to carry the coals without being burnt, not in a safe pan.

Artist or creator

Straßburg (attributed)

Date

1362

Location

Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 6

Book, text or document (source of image)

Folio: 188ra.

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