Leaves from illuminated manuscripts, &c.,

Specimens of initial capital letters taken from illuminated manuscripts and copies of initials and decoration from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum and in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Among the originals are a leaf from a Graduale, containing a portion of the Mass for the Nativity of St John Baptist (German, XV cent.); a leaf from the Decretum of Gratian (Low Counties, late XII cent.); one leaf and twenty-six initials from a manuscript of the Enarrationes in Psalmos of St Augustine (probably Bohemian, under strong Italian influence, late XIV cent.); a leaf from a Book of Hours (Italian, late XV cent.); and fragments from a choir-book, in Latin, with music (Italian, late XV cent.).

Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 4874E [RESTRICTED ACCESS].

Usual copyright laws apply.

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