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A Nestorian nun, engraving from Hélyot, 1714

Date: 1714

Engraving "Religieuse Nestoriene" from the first volume of Pierre Hélyot's history of monastic orders (1714): a veiled nun of the Church of the East in a long dark mantle.

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Hélyot, Histoire des ordres monastiques, religieux et militaires, vol. 1 (Paris, 1714), via Internet Archive (Wellcome Collection copy)

Pierre Hélyot · Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Wellcome Collection).

A Nestorian nun, engraving from Hélyot, 1714

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