Cutting from a Franciscan choir-book. Historiated initial B

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Cutting from a Franciscan choir-book. Historiated initial B In the upper half King David kneels in prayer to a vision of God in the sky. Below, St Francis stands showing the stigmata, supported by the winged figures of Obedientia, Paupertas & Castitas. Italian, Lombardy, before 1450 Vellum, approx 19 x 23.5 cm

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Accession Number: Marlay Cutting Italian 17
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
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