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Also known as gebedsnoot, paternoster

16th-century rosary bead, generally made of carved boxwood, sometimes enclosed in metal casing

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Stilkunde der Betnüsse: Ora et labora | WELTKUNST

Sie ist ein Meisterwerk der Schnitzkunst en miniature. Die Betnuss mit christlichen Motiven erlebt ihre Blüte in der Zeit um 1500

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