(Q22275)

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Undetermined
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Extent: 98 x 132 mm; parchment
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Initial S
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The manuscript source of this cutting remains a mystery. Its style is typical of fanciful Romanesque decorated initials, in which animal forms intertwine with interlace foliage to create the form of the letter. Here the body of a winged dragon forms the shape of the S.
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Script: Transitional script (praegothica)
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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