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Decorated Initial "P" with Flowers from a Manuscript

n.d.
Manuscript cutting in tempera and colored inks, with Latin inscriptions in brownish black and red inks, ruled in red, on vellum
21.3 × 18.2 cm (8.4 × 7.2 in)

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