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The Creation (image 1)
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The Creation (image 1)

[ca. 1461-1483]

Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...

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Calendar: January (fol. 1r)
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Calendar: January (fol. 1r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has Janus looking in both directions while dining, and the zodiacal sign of Aquarius (the water carrier). The scenes in the historiated border are: the stoning of St S...

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Calendar: January (fol. 1v)
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Calendar: January (fol. 1v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border has St. Agnes of Rome holding a palm branch and with her symbol, the lamb; unidentified abbot or a monk holding a palm branch and a book; Pope Marcellus I falling from a horse; ...

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Calendar: February (fol. 2r)
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Calendar: February (fol. 2r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man warming his feet at a fire, and the zodiacal sign of Pisces (the fish). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Brigid of Ireland holding a lantern; po...

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Calendar: February (fol. 2v)
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Calendar: February (fol. 2v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border has an unidentified bishop; St. Peter, seated, holding a book and his symbol, the key (corresponding to the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, "Cathedra Sancti Petri"); possibly (...

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Calendar: March (fol. 3r)
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Calendar: March (fol. 3r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man pruning, and the zodiacal sign of Aries (the ram). In the border are depicted three figures, two bishops and a pope, possibly St. Albinus, bishop of Angers a...

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Calendar: March (fol. 3v)
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Calendar: March (fol. 3v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: Resurrection of Christ (Easter), St. Gertrude of Nivelles, an unidentified monk holding a crosier and a book, and the Annunciation to the Virgin by the angel ...

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Calendar: April (fol. 4r)
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Calendar: April (fol. 4r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man holding a branch, and the zodiacal sign of Taurus (the bull). The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a processiona...

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Calendar: April (fol. 4v)
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Calendar: April (fol. 4v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are St. Opportuna, a Benedictine nun and abbess; St George killing the dragon; St. Mark the Evangelist writing on a scroll; and an unidentified bishop with a mitre...

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Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
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Calendar: May (fol. 5r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a falconer, and the zodiacal sign of Gemini with the twins behind a coat of arms in red (gules). The scenes in the historiated border are: a king kneeling by a cro...

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Calendar: May (fol. 5v)
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Calendar: May (fol. 5v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an unidentified abbot and three unidentified bishops or popes with mitres and crosiers.

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Calendar: June (fol. 6r)
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Calendar: June (fol. 6r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man making hay, and the zodiacal sign of Cancer (the crab). The historiated border has St Barnabas the Apostle holding a book and an axe; and two unidentified bi...

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Calendar: June (fol. 6v)
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Calendar: June (fol. 6v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified pope or bishop with a mitre and a crosier; St Gervase holding a book and St Protase holding a palm of martyrdom; the birth of John the Baptist...

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Calendar: July (fol. 7r)
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Calendar: July (fol. 7r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man reaping corn, and the zodiacal sign of Leo (the lion). The historiated border has a man binding sheaves; a pope holding an axe or a key; and an unidentified ...

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Calendar: July (fol. 7v)
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Calendar: July (fol. 7v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop; St Mary Magdalen holding a book and an ointment jar; St. Christopher carrying Christ across the stream, and St. James the Great, hold...

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Calendar: August (fol. 8r)
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Calendar: August (fol. 8r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man threshing, and the zodiacal sign of Virgo (the virgin). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Peter holding a key and a book; St. Stephen holding sto...

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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)
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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: the Virgin Mary, clad in a blue dress and a gold belt, holding a book and a palm branch; St. Bartholomew the Apostle holding a book and a tanner's knife; King...

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Calendar: September (fol. 9r)
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Calendar: September (fol. 9r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man treading grapes, and the zodiacal sign of Libra (the balance, or scales). The scenes in the historiated border are: St Anthony with a book; an unidentified b...

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Calendar: September (fol. 9v)
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Calendar: September (fol. 9v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a crosier; The Elevation of the Cross; St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist; and St Michael the Archangel killing th...

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Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
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Calendar: October (fol. 10r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man sowing, and the zodiacal sign of Scorpio (the scorpion). The figures in the historiated border include St. Denis holding his head, and two unidentified bisho...

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Calendar: October (fol. 10v)
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Calendar: October (fol. 10v)

[ca. 142-?]

The border is historiated with four saints: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a crosier; St. Luke the Apostle and Evangelist as an artist; St Jude Thaddeus holding a book and a sword; and (proba...

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Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
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Calendar: November (fol. 11r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man knocking acorns out of oak-trees, and the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (the archer). The scenes in the historiated border are: a corpse lying on a bed (All S...

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Calendar: November (fol. 11v)
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Calendar: November (fol. 11v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Elizabeth (?) holding a book and a candle; St Clement I holding an anchor; St Catherine of Alexandria holding a spiked wheel and a palm branch; and St. An...

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Calendar: December (fol. 12r)
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Calendar: December (fol. 12r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man slaughtering a pig, and the zodiacal sign of Capricorn (the goat). The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a crosie...

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Calendar: December (fol. 12v)
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Calendar: December (fol. 12v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: St. John the Apostle with a chalice and a palm branch; St Thomas the Apostle; the Nativity in the stable with the Virgin Mary holding the Christ-Child, Joseph...

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St John (fol. 13r)
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St John (fol. 13r)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: eagle, the symbol of the Evangelist St John; St John; and St John on Patmos, with the devil behind him stealing the ink-well.

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St John the Evangelist (fol. 13v)
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St John the Evangelist (fol. 13v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: St John the Evangelist holding a book and a palm branch, and a green dragon with a head scarf.

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St Luke (fol. 14r)
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St Luke (fol. 14r)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: a grotesque in the form of a green bird with a head of a bearded old man; the ox, the symbol of the Evangelist St Luke; St Luke copying a manuscript from an e...

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Grotesques (fol. 14v)
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Grotesques (fol. 14v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes three grotesques: a green bird with a head of a bearded old man wearing a hat and a collar; a lion with a man's head clad in a hood, man's for- legs clad in socks, and ...

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Man and bird-lion (fol. 15r)
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Man and bird-lion (fol. 15r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man sitting on a pillow and holding a wooden club, and a grotesque in the form of a half-lion and a bird.

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St Matthew (fol. 15v)
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St Matthew (fol. 15v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man bowling; an angel, the symbol of the Evangelist St Matthew; and St Matthew sharpening his quill.

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Man and mythical bird (fol. 16r)
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Man and mythical bird (fol. 16r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man with a wooden club and a bird-like grotesque with lion's legs and a beak in the shape of a trumpet.

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Man and fabulous monster (fol. 16v)
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Man and fabulous monster (fol. 16v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man with a long candle and a dragon-lion-type grotesque.

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Angel making music (fol. 17r)
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Angel making music (fol. 17r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an angel in a cloud playing a hurdy-gurdy, a monk carrying a processional cross, and a running man with a long candle.

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St Mark (fol. 17v)
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St Mark (fol. 17v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an angel playing a hurdy-gurdy; a lion, the symbol of the Evangelist St Mark, and St Mark writing.

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Dragon making music (fol. 18r)
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Dragon making music (fol. 18r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man wearing a blue jacket with gold buttons and a belt, and a two-legged dragon with wings playing a brass instrument.

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Virgin Mary (fol. 18v)
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Virgin Mary (fol. 18v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an angel carrying two wine carafes, an angel playing a psaltery, an angel playing a hurdy-gurdy, and a grotesque playing a brass instrument. The historiated initial has...

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Man making music (fol. 19r)
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Man making music (fol. 19r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man playing a hurdy-gurdy, and a grotesque with a man's upper body attached to the body of a four-legged animal carrying a carafe.

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An angel and a grotesque (fol. 19v)
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An angel and a grotesque (fol. 19v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an angel blowing a bagpipe-type instrument, and a grotesque with a man's upper body attached to the body of a four-legged animal carrying a carafe.

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Gardening (fol. 20r)
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Gardening (fol. 20r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man carrying a sickle, and a man pruning.

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Harvesting (fol. 20v)
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Harvesting (fol. 20v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man carrying a basket and a long tool; and a man carrying a large basket.

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King David (fol. 21r)
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King David (fol. 21r)

[ca. 142-?]

The arched miniature depicts King David knewith God, with a tripartite halo, appearing to him in the sky. There is a rocky landscape, and a watermill on the opposite river bank. Borders of ...

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An eagle-lion and a bear (fol. 21v)
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An eagle-lion and a bear (fol. 21v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a grotesque in the form of an eagle-lion, and a bear with a roller tied around its neck.

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A woman with a barrel (fol. 22r)
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A woman with a barrel (fol. 22r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an old woman wearing a hat and a cape, lifting a barrel; and a qrotesque in the form of a pink lion and a bird, wearing a hooded cape and holding a vase.

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A woman with a barrel (fol. 22v)
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A woman with a barrel (fol. 22v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a woman wearing a hat and a cloak, lifting a barrel; and a grotesque in the form of a lion with a human face, wearing a hooded cloak and holding a vase.

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A woman making music (fol. 23r)
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A woman making music (fol. 23r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a woman kneeling in a basket and making music with a long horn ; and a crowned angel kneeling with his arms spread wide.

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An angel and a man making music (fol. 23v)
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An angel and a man making music (fol. 23v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man kneeling in a cauldron and making music with a long horn; and an angel kneeling and making music with two curved horns.

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A king with a spade (fol. 24r)
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A king with a spade (fol. 24r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man with a pointed hat holding a hay-making rake, and a small crowned man carrying a spade.

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A man and a monster making music (fol. 24v)
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A man and a monster making music (fol. 24v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man with a pointed hat kneeling and making music with a long horn, and a grotesque with a human body and an animal head kneeling and making music with a bagpipes-type...

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A man and a monster (fol. 25r)
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A man and a monster (fol. 25r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes an old man with webbed feet holding his beard, and a man with donkey's ears carrying a branch.

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A reading donkey (fol. 25v)
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A reading donkey (fol. 25v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a donkey wearing red shoes and reading a book, and a man with bird's feet making music with a curved horn and carrying a sceptre.

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Making music and dancing (fol. 26r)
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Making music and dancing (fol. 26r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man kneeling and making music with drums, and a man bending cross-legged and holding a spit in his mouth that has a piece of meat thrust through it.

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A man and a monster making music (fol. 26v)
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A man and a monster making music (fol. 26v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a bear-like grotesque playing a drum, and a man playing a psaltery.

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A man and a monster (fol. 27r)
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A man and a monster (fol. 27r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man holding an open book, and a grotesque with a man's head on a lion's body holding twigs bundled together.

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A man and a monster (fol. 27v)
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A man and a monster (fol. 27v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man carrying a basket full of bread or potatoes; and a grotesque in the form of a camel with (partly) bird's legs and a man's head with a large nose. The grotesque is...

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A dog-bishop and birds in gowns (fol. 28r)
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A dog-bishop and birds in gowns (fol. 28r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a dog or a deer dressed up as a bishop, and a group of three birds, including a cockerell, wearing gowns.

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A man and a monster (fol. 28v)
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A man and a monster (fol. 28v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man carrying a rake, and a grotesque with green fur, wings, claws, tusks and a cone-shaped beak.

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Men making music and behaving curiously (fol. 29r)
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Men making music and behaving curiously (fol. 29r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man playing a drum, and a man hitting an upside-down cauldron with an axe.

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Men behaving curiously (fol. 29v)
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Men behaving curiously (fol. 29v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man holding a sword and a barrel, and a man hitting an upside-down cauldron with a sceptre.

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Monsters and grotesques (fol. 30r)
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Monsters and grotesques (fol. 30r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a grotesque with a woman's head wearing a head-dress and with a lion's lower body walking with a stick (tau cross), and a wyvern-like grotesque.

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