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Summary
Initial white vine initial 'P'(linius) with a partial border inhabited by birds and putti, at the beginning of Pliny's Epistolae. Image taken from f. 17 of De viris illustribus (ff. 1-16), Epistolae 1-7 and 9 (ff. 17-86). Written in Latin, with some passages in Greek.
Tags
pseudo aurelius victor pliny the younger
calligraphy
illuminated letters
illuminated initials
latin manuscript
greece
medieval manuscript
illustrated books
medieval miniatures
manuscripts
de viris illustribus
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain