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Anonymous Benedictine Monk/Scribe

Figure with Scythe, Illuminated Initials "KL" or "BV" recto, and Fish with Lobster Claws, verso, from a Psalter or Book of Hours

1275/1325
Manuscript cutting with decorations in tempera and gold leaf, and with inscriptions in dark brown, red and blue ink, ruled in dark brown ink, on vellum
10.2 × 6.5 cm (4 × 2.6 in)

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