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Decorated Initial "M" with Roses and a Medal from a Manuscript

n.d.
Manuscript cutting in tempera, colored inks, and silver leaf, with Latin inscriptions in brownish black and red inks, ruled in red, on vellum
20.8 × 20.9 cm (8.2 × 8.2 in)

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