Funeral rites, 10th century

Frankish funeral rites, 10th century. A man and woman wrap a body in a shroud (top) and two men lower a shrouded corpse into a grave, while a grave-digger with shovel watches (bottom). Ceremonies funebres. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir E l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel and Wurtz, Bossange, 1827

10th Century Ancient History Bossange Collection Des Costumes Collection Of Costumes Frankish Franks Horace De Viel-castel Illumination Shovel Shroud Treuttel And Wurtz Weapons And Furniture Wrap

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