munuc

munuc, m.n: monk. (MUH-nuck / ˈmʌ-nʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of two tonsured monks standing side by side, each framed in a rounded-arch window, each with their head tilted to the left and their hands raised palms out before them.
Bamberg Schreiberbild; Germany (Bamberg), c. 1150; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc. Patr. 5, f. 1r. [nbn-resolving.org]

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