Medieval Bestiary : Image Source

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Cedar Tree

In this stylized and symbolic depiction of the cedar tree, Christ is enthroned in the center, surrounded by concentric almond shapes called mandorlas, a shape commonly used to enclose a Christ figure.

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Getty Museum Collections

Manuscript

Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 3 (De avibus / Bestiary), folio 13r

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J Paul Getty Trust

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