Mouth of Hell
illustration from The Hours of Catherine of Cleves
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depictions of Hell
- In Ten Depictions of Hell: Mouth of Hell (c. 1440) from The Hours of Catherine of Cleves
One of the most famous illustrations from the manuscript is a full-page depiction of the mouth of hell. It appears on the verso (left) page alongside Final Absolution on the recto (right) in the Office of the Dead, prayers at the end of every book of hours for the reader’s…
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