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Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial from a set of Choir books. Production Place: Italy, Milan or Lodi. Parchment, gold, 145 x 135 mm, one fragmentary line of text ruled in pale brown ink and two fragmentary four-line musical staves ruled in red ink on reverse, circa 1395 to circa 1400. CONTENTS: fragmentary text on reverse, […]tus est. DECORATION: Historiated initial in pale graded pink on burnished gold ground with floral and acanthus extensions into the margins which also contain gold balls and birds: [B] Emperor ordering the martyrdom of a saint who is hung from his wrists while two executioners place hot metal plates on his body.
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