Cleric, Knight, and Workman Representing the Three Classes

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Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by Unknown Artist
published on 02 March 2022
Cleric, Knight, and Workman Representing the Three Classes Download Full Size Image

An inhabited initial from 13th-century France depicting the tripartite order of the Middle Ages: the Oratores (those who pray – the clerics), the Bellatores (those who fight – knights or nobility) and the Laboratores (those who work – peasants and commoners).

British Library, London

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Artist, U. (2022, March 02). Cleric, Knight, and Workman Representing the Three Classes. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15304/cleric-knight-and-workman-representing-the-three-c/

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Artist, Unknown. "Cleric, Knight, and Workman Representing the Three Classes." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 02, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15304/cleric-knight-and-workman-representing-the-three-c/.

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Artist, Unknown. "Cleric, Knight, and Workman Representing the Three Classes." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Mar 2022. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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