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Peacock, Birds, Flowers, Fruit and a Snail in a Decorated Border, with an Illuminated Initial "U" from a Choir Book

n.d., probably modern
Manuscript cutting in tempera, with some incising, and gold leaf, and with Latin inscriptions in brownish-black ink, ruled in light brown ink, on vellum
31.8 × 12.3 cm (12.5 × 4.8 in)

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