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Grotesques (fol. 35v)
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Grotesques (fol. 35v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a grotesque with the lower body of a bird and the upper body of a man holding a wooden spoon (?), and a grotesque with the lower body of a green three-legged lion and t...

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St. Paul (fol. 484v)
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St. Paul (fol. 484v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' shows St. Paul holding a sword, the instrument of his martyrdom. The initial is further decorated with a satyr-like grotesque. The ornamental initial 'G' above is infilled with foliage and...

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