Miscellany on the life of St. Edmund
Purchased by J. P. Morgan, Jr., 1927
Edmund of England: Scene, Head placed on Body, and Edmund of England: Scene, Burial, Body prepared -- Two groups of men flank a man placing the head of Edmund, guarded by a wolf, on his decapitated body and another man covering the body for burial. The illustration includes a tree in the center, a patterned background, and a decorated frame.
Illustration of Abbo of Fleury, Passio Edmundi, chapter 14 (Preparation of body for burial).