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Summary
Illuminated initial 'Q'(uamquam) with white vine decoration and a butterfly at the beginning of Cicero's De officiis. Image taken from f. 1 of De officiis. Written in Latin.
Tags
marcus tullius cicero
lansdowne
bl lansdowne
calligraphy
illuminated letters
illuminated initials
latin manuscript
medieval manuscript
illustrated books
medieval miniatures
cicero
rhetoric
latin
latin literature
roman
philosophy
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain