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Medieval Wives STRONK (infosec.pub)
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[–] egrets@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, it's an illustration from a late 13th Century copy of Speculum Humanae Salvationis held in the Marseille library, and shows Judith beheading Holoferne.

Source is a couple of different Meta social pages, which I'd rather not link.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oops, can't edit, but C15, not C13.

[–] hiasi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks! Also great wiki link!