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Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Catena Aurea on Luke 16:19–21: Bede

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

CommentBedePublic domainLuke 16:19–21

Purple, the colour of the royal robe, is obtained from sea shells, which are scraped with a knife. Byssus is a kind of white and very fine linen.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: bysso.

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