Illuminated border and initial from BL King's 22, f. 1
Summary
Illuminated initial 'S'(i) entwined with strapwork, square capitals in a four-colour sequence, and a trompe l'oeil page with its corners curling at the edges, surrounded by a full border with all'antica elements, a frieze, and griffins supporting a shield in a wreath; at the beginning of Cicero's In verrem. Image taken from f. 1 of Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium). Written in Latin.
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Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Copyright info
Public Domain