![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDHBSLhnGnUdhJhmU_E78B9QeWzeSWl6FAe0-C7xO29a19M1_BYd78LWcFuv_7tqej0yed6qGgY54wrQkxLM_ZRGKr3-d2fcV52ZLdXkYtxKfR4m6MDQK4u5YigzWN9jwAkXZrMyPquM/s400/veil.jpg)
...der Heilige gibt den halben Mantel, die Gottheit den ganzen Schleier.
...the holy man gives half of his coat, divinity the whole veil.
- Franz Hessel, Ermunterung zum Genuss.
- Southern Netherlands, Reliquary of the Virgin's Veil, early 15th century, detail
thank you, woolgathersome, for bringing this image to me.
hp