un-holda, m.n: a fiend. (“un-hol-dah”)
Miniature of a dead man and the devil. The soul was believed to exit the body through the mouth, so the devil is positioning himself for a timely catch. From Justinian’s Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria. France, S. (Toulouse?), c. 1300 – c. 1310. British Library, MS Arundel 484, fol. 245r. [British Library]
Looks like CPR to me. Trying to revive the pale fellow.
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Pictorial evidence of medieval first aid practices. Excellent.
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I believe it’s an image from the manuscript Arundel 484 in the Britsh Library:
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=1605&
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Brilliant — thanks, Paul!
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