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Archive Piece:
BC MS 22/1
BC MS 22/1
[ca. 1100-1150]
9-line initial 'I' composed of foliage, in red outline, decorated with a light blue strip of paint.
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BC MS 23/1
BC MS 23/1
[ca. 1300-1320]
10-line intial 'U', in blue decorated with white, on a gold ground, historiated with the scene of Jacobus Januensis (Jacobus de Voragine), the author of the Golden Legend, teaching a group of people. ...
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/1
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/1
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'F' encloses the scene of St. Jerome writing, holding a quill and a sharpening knife. He wears a tonsure, a black cape and white garments. The margin contains a stork-like bird and a head of a...
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/2
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/2
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'I' encloses the scene of God creating Heaven and Earth, the trees and plants, the sun and moon, the birds and animals, Adam, God resting on the seventh day, and the Crucifixion of Christ with...
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/3
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/3
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'H' encloses the scene of Moses, depicted with horns, leading the Israelites from Egypt.
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/4
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/4
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'V' encloses the scene ofGod speaking to Moses. The border has a bird and a hybrid of a bird with a dog's head.
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/5
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/5
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'L' encloses a scene ofGod speaking to Moses.
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/6
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/6
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'H' encloses the scene of Moses and the Israelites on their way to the Jordan. The border decoration extending from the initial includes a head of a satyr with long ears.
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/7
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/7
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'E' encloses the scene of Moses lying on his deathbed, with two mourners by his side.
Archive Piece:
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/8
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/8
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'P' encloses the scene ofJudah, clad in armour, communicating with God, who has a tripartite halo. The initial extends to the margin and is decorated with a head of a small animal.
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Ripon Cathedral MS 1/9
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/9
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'I' encloses the scene of Elimelech and Naomi in prayer.
Archive Piece:
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/10
Ripon Cathedral MS 1/10
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'P' encloses the scene of the beheading of Hophni or Phineas. The border has a hybrid of a bird with an animal head.