Historiated initial from a Choir book

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Illuminated Manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial from a Choir book. Production Place: Italy, Lombardy. Parchment, gold, mounted on cardboard, 95 x 115 mm, circa 1490 to circa 1499. DECORATION: Historiated initial in pink or green, with white stylized pseudo-Kufic ornament, precious stones, pearls and acanthus extensions on gold grounds: [G] Visitation.
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