Illuminated initials from BL King's 321, f. 35v
Illuminated initials. Image taken from f. 35v of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.
Historiated initial from BL King's 321, f. 34
Historiated initial 'I'(vo) of Petrarch holding a closed book, and a foliate border with gold balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone. Image taken from f. 34 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.
Detail from BL King's 321, f. 1
Detail of historiated initial. Image taken from f. 1 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.
Petrarch from BL King's 321, f. 1
Historiated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of Petrarch's Il Canzoniere, with an image of Petrarch, shown before a lectern with an open book before him in the bowl of the initial, and a miniature on the right-... More
Detail from BL King's 321, f. 34
Detail of historiated initial. Image taken from f. 34 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.
Detail from BL King's 321, f. 1
Detail of miniature. Image taken from f. 1 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.
White vine border from BL Harley 3442, f. 1
Decorated initial 'V'(oi) with acanthus and white vine border at the beginning of Il canzionere. The coat of arms of the Priuli family (Venice) has been painted in the lower border in the early 16th century, se... More