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Condemnation and martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, gilded copper and champlevé enamel from Germany, c. 1180. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Public Domain.
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St Peter Port, Guernsey, by Joshua Gosselin, c.1740. British Library/Bridgeman.
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