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St Bridget giving her rule to her order; woodcut from one block divided into three sheets mounted together; in the centre the saint sits on a bench, holding an open book in each hand with a crown at her feet and an angel at her right shoulder, God the Father on a cloud is above left, and the Virgin with Child on a cloud above right; underneath are the coats of arms of Sweden, Bavaria and Palatinate; on the the left sheet eight Brigittine nuns kneel with folded hands towards the right at the front kneels Bridget's daughter, St Catherine of Sweden; on the right sheet kneel eight praying monks. Woodcut with hand-colouring
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