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Brotherton Collection8
Medieval Manuscripts8

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fabulous animals1
god the father1
king david1

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Foliate initial (fol. 1r)
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Foliate initial (fol. 1r)

[ca. 1100-1150]

9-line initial 'I' composed of foliage, in red outline, decorated with a light blue strip of paint.

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King David (fol. 23r)
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King David (fol. 23r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The historiated initial includes King David kneeling in penitence, with the harp beside him. God appears to him at the top of the initial. The decorated border includes strawberries, speedwells, a thi...

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Foliate initial (fol. 22v)
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Foliate initial (fol. 22v)

[ca. 1100-1150]

9-line initial 'P' composed of foliage, in black outline, touched in red, on a blue and green background.

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Foliate initial (fol. 42r)
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Foliate initial (fol. 42r)

[ca. 1100-1150]

5-line initial 'S' composed of foliage, in black outline, touched in red, on a blue and green background.

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Foliate initial (fol. 54r)
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Foliate initial (fol. 54r)

[ca. 1100-1150]

6-line initial 'Q' composed of foliage, in red outline, on a blue and green background.

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Foliate initial (fol. 77v)
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Foliate initial (fol. 77v)

[ca. 1100-1150]

5-line initial 'S' composed of foliage, in black outline, touched in red, on a blue and green background.

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Wyvern blowing a horn (fol. 78v)
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Wyvern blowing a horn (fol. 78v)

[ca. 1100-1150]

5-line zoomorphic initial 'S' composed of a wyvern blowing a horn, in red outline, on a light-blue background.

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Snake (fol. 80r)
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Snake (fol. 80r)

[ca. 1100-1150]

5-line initial 'I' decorated with a snake entwined around and through the initial, outlined in black and red, touched in blue and green.

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