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Decorated Initial 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
22.3 × 16.3 cm (8.8 × 6.4 in)

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