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The Creation (fol. 5r)
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The Creation (fol. 5r)

[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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God speaking to Moses (fol. 38v)
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God speaking to Moses (fol. 38v)

[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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Solomon speaking to a prophet (fol. 264v)
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Solomon speaking to a prophet (fol. 264v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'V' encloses a scene of King Solomon, crowned, speaking to a prophet. The border has a bird and a head of a grotesque or an animal.

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The prophet Ezekiel's vision (fol. 337r)
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The prophet Ezekiel's vision (fol. 337r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'E' encloses the vision of the prophet Ezekiel: the tetramorph of the four evangelists. His vision was of God sitting on his throne, being carried by the symbols of the four evangelists: a man...

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Annunciation to the Virgin
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Annunciation to the Virgin

14th century

A large arched miniature of the Annunciation, in a French style of painting. The angel Gabriel announces the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a scroll with the words "Ave gracia ...

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