Initial-word panel with coat of arms from BL Or 14061, f. 1v

Full-page initial-word panel surrounded by foliate scrolls and floral motifs. On top of the panel, there is a coat of arms of a golden lion, at the beginning of the translator’s introduction to the Guide of the Perplexed. Image taken from f. 1v of The Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~). Written in Hebrew.

maimonides ha rambam initial word panel initial word panel coat arms maimonides medicine hebrew manuscripts floral pattern floral coat of arms heraldry botanical illustrations illuminated initials medieval manuscript illustrated books medieval miniatures illuminated manuscripts illumination of books and manuscripts british library

1300 - 1500

British Library

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