[Manuscript illumination: Initial]
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: early - mid 13th century
Medium: Ink, paint and gold leaf on parchment
Object number: F.34.2
DescriptionAlthough this is from an historiated initial, the initial itself isn't visible, having been disregarded when the piece was cut out. The initial was, however, inhabited with this small head of Christ, again identified by the small cross within his halo, set on a barely visible blue ground with white overpainting.