These are all the sources used for the reliquary purse research project.
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“Chasse with the Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ca. 1180–90, The Met Collection, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464483.
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McLane, Preston. “Some Textual Sources for the Purse as Reliquary.” Athanor, vol. 21, Florida State University, 1 May 2018.
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