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Even the High Priest is mortal (The false and historical faces of death) - Lützelburger after Holbein
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1538
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RESERVE 4-BL-3121 (1)
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Understanding the pope... Hijacking of Joshua 20:6. The unwitting criminal must not leave the city of refuge until the death of the high priest in office. We keep only the end of the sentence, which reminds us that "the death of the high priest in office" always happens eventually...
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Notice #025569
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
