Inhabited initial from BL Burn 157, f. 121v
Summary
Inhabited illuminated initial 'Q'(ue), depicting a clothed cherub holding a shield (with the arms of the Lan family of Treviso ?) Image taken from f. 121v of Orationes, etc. Written in Latin.
Tags
marcus tullius cicero pseudo cicero and others
marcus tullius cicero
calligraphy
illuminated letters
illuminated initials
latin manuscript
coat of arms
heraldry
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