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Death of Helena,
Mother of Emperor Romanos II

Madrid Chronicle of John Skylitzes, fol. 141v, South Italian (Palermo), 1150–75
After A. Bozhkov, Miniatiuri ot madridskiia rukopis na Ioan Skilitsa (Sofia, 1972), 91

This illustration depicts the death of a female member of the imperial family. Clergy, family, and courtiers gather near her funeral bier. Around her head stand members of the clergy followed by noble women, while the emperor and male members of the court sit in front.

DEATH OF CLERGY, MONKS, AND LAYMEN

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