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The Story of Two Friends (Vaticinium/Amici): Emperor Ludwig has the wife of Alexander and her lover burned
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The wife of Alexander and her lover are burned in a fire because they had taken Alexander with the attachment. Emperor Ludwig, Alexander and a third person, perhaps the executioner, stand by and watch. A two-story, clay-vaulted building can be seen in the background, but the roof remained unfinished. The leaf is tied incorrectly.
83 (ANON., Historia septem sapientum) scene from: Anonymus, Historia septem sapientum & 85 (ABOUT TWO FRIENDS) Fabeln (with title), the fable of two friends (Vaticinium/Amici) & 82 A (LOUIS THE YOUNGER OF FRANCE) male literary characters (with NAMEN), Prince Ludwig the Younger of France & 13 B 64 Execution of a witch, a magician (+ 0) different & 31 E 23 12 1 violent
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Title: The Story of Two Friends (Vaticinium/Amici): Emperor Ludwig has the wife of Alexander and her lover burned
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The wife of Alexander and her lover are burned in a fire because they had taken Alexander with the attachment.
Emperor Ludwig, Alexander and a third person, perhaps the executioner, stand by and watch.
A two-story, clay-vaulted building can be seen in the background, but the roof remained unfinished.
The leaf is tied incorrectly.
83 (ANON.
, Historia septem sapientum) scene from: Anonymus, Historia septem sapientum & 85 (ABOUT TWO FRIENDS) Fabeln (with title), the fable of two friends (Vaticinium/Amici) & 82 A (LOUIS THE YOUNGER OF FRANCE) male literary characters (with NAMEN), Prince Ludwig the Younger of France & 13 B 64 Execution of a witch, a magician (+ 0) different & 31 E 23 12 1 violent.
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