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Floral border (fol. 67r)

Archive Piece: BC MS 24/4 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Floral border (fol. 67r)

Other titles: Textualis Semi-quadrata

Level: Piece

Classmark: BC MS 24/4

Date(s): [ca. 1450-1500]

Language: Dutch

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/373359

Collection group(s): Medieval Manuscripts

Description

5-line initial 'D' gold, on red/blue background decorated with white penwork of flowers and leaves. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue which develops into hairlines and vines supporting flowers: barbed quatrefoils, trefoils, gold discs, green leaves, a large poppyhead-type flower and an aroid flower.


Context: Psalter

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