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Paraments > Epitaphioi

Preferred term

Epitaphioi  

Definition(s)

  • Large pieces of silk used in the Holy Week Burial of Christ procession in the Byzantine church, symbolically interpreted as the bier of Christ; usually embroidered either with an image of the Dead Christ or with the Lamentation, and inscriptions [ODByz]

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • Epitaphion
  • Plaščanica

Notation

  • 118578

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HJMJ5J6K-K

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