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Ordination of Sub-deacons

A woodcut depicting the ordination of sub-deacons. A bishop sits on a dias offering a chalice to an ordinee as the bishop's assistants bring forward additional vessels used in the ordination process. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs standing atop eagles and holding bags of snakes. This woodcut is reused throughout the work.

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