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Decorated Initial "A" with Flower 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
23.2 × 18.6 cm (9.1 × 7.3 in)

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