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Decorated Initial "I" with Acorns and Leaves from a Choir Book

n.d., probably a modern copy
Manuscript cutting in tempera and ink, with Latin inscriptions in black and red ink, ruled in light brown ink, on vellum
22.4 × 11.2 cm (8.8 × 4.4 in)

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