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Illustration from a
Coptic Gospel, Damietta, Egypt, 1179-80AD
Joseph d'Arimathie réclamant le corps du Christ
Folio 131r. Joseph of Arimathia reclaims the body of the Christ


A larger image of Joseph of Arimathia reclaims the body of the Christ. Coptic Gospel, Damietta, Fatimid Egypt, 1179-80AD. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cote Copte 13.

Title : Tétraévangile (Four Gospels)
Publication date : 1178-1180
Type : manuscript
Language : Coptic
Format : Parchment. 286 folios. 385 x 275 mm. 74 illustrations.
Description : Bible. New Testament. Gospels.
Rights : public domain
Identifier : ark:/12148/btv1b52508833q
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Copte 13
Relationship : http://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cc103661q
Gallica / Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cote Copte 13

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The soldier is probably based on a late Fatamid warrior, perhaps of Armenian origin (p19, Saladin and the Saracens by David Nicolle).