ancor-setl

ancor-setl, n.n: hermitage. (AHN-kor-SEH-tull / ˈan-kɔr-ˌsɛ-təl)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man in a monk’s habit and a nun inside a hermitage, outside of which is a fountain and tree.
Timothy the Hermit in Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 85v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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