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[Manuscript illumination: Initial]

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cut-out initial stuck to paper

[Manuscript illumination: Initial]

Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: early - mid 13th century
Dimensions:
Sheet: 287 x 193 mm (28.7 x 19.3 cm)
Medium: Ink, paint and gold leaf on parchment
Object number: F.33.1
DescriptionHistoriated major initial ('C' or 'E') against a blue background on a rectilinear ground (of gold leaf) is the head of a male seen in profile (this appears to be a monk or friar and possibly even the scribe himself) set in an extended acanthus border. Text in textualis rotunda script (with a mention of St.John?)