Detail from BL Burn 158, f. 96v

Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 96v of Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium). Written in Latin.

marcus tullius cicero detail calligraphy illuminated letters illuminated initials latin manuscript medieval manuscript illustrated books medieval miniatures cicero rhetoric latin latin literature roman philosophy british library

1300 - 1500

British Library

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Public Domain