Illuminated initial and border from BL King's 20, f. 1

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Illuminated initial and border from BL King's 20, f. 1

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Illuminated white vine-stem border and illuminated initial 'A'(ntequam), with square capitals used as display script in an unfinished four-colour sequence; at the beginning of Cicero's Philippic orations. Image taken from f. 1 of 14 Philippic orations (ff. 1-168); Somnium scipionis (ff. 168v-178v). Written in Latin.

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1300 - 1500
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British Library
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