Historiated initial from a Choir Book

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Illuminated Manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial from a Choir Book. Parchment, 80 x 95 mm, one fragmentary four-line musical stave ruled in red ink and fragmentary words on reverse, obscured by cardboard to which it was pasted. Production Place: Italy, Milan. Circa 1500. DECORATION: Historiated initial formed of stylized acanthus and dolphin on gold ground with floral ornament: [N] Half-length figure of a female saint, perhaps St Helena, crowned, holding book, sceptre and a small cross.
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