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Example of different style of decoration prevalent at end of codex.  Blue initial with red penwork, yellow daubs as placemarkers.

Example of different style of decoration prevalent at end of codex. B...

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Opening of book two, miniature, initial with penwork and blue initial on gold, border design.

Opening of book two, miniature, initial with penwork and blue initial ...

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Two columns of text, painted initial and initials with penwork. Placemarkers , rubric, marginal notes.

Two columns of text, painted initial and initials with penwork. Placem...

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Page of text with 3-line initial and penwork, smaller initials, rubrics, and chart of heavens.

Page of text with 3-line initial and penwork, smaller initials, rubric...

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Opening of list of incipits of psalms, including French rubric.  1-line blue and gold initials with penwork.

Opening of list of incipits of psalms, including French rubric. 1-lin...

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Page of text with catchword, large initial (without penwork) and rubric.

Page of text with catchword, large initial (without penwork) and rubri...

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Page of text.  Blue initial with red penwork, rubric, placemarkers, and catchword.

Page of text. Blue initial with red penwork, rubric, placemarkers, an...

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Opening of text, large initial with Jerome as scribe and elaborate extension into border.  Small initials with penwork, rubrics, placemarkers, book name and chapter numbers in red and blue.

Opening of text, large initial with Jerome as scribe and elaborate ext...

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Page of text with small initials and penwork, placemarkers, book name and chapter numbers, and commentary box.

Page of text with small initials and penwork, placemarkers, book name ...

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Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes.

Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, margin...

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Page of text, 1-line initials with penwork, 2-line initials with complex penwork designs, catchword.

Page of text, 1-line initials with penwork, 2-line initials with compl...

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Page of text with large puzzle initial with elaborate penwork extending into border.

Page of text with large puzzle initial with elaborate penwork extendin...

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Page of text, initial with penwork, rubrics and placemarkers.

Page of text, initial with penwork, rubrics and placemarkers.

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Opening of psalms with hierarchy of initials; blue initials with red penwork.

Opening of psalms with hierarchy of initials; blue initials with red p...

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Opening of Jerome's prologue (Novum opus facere), with large initial done in puzzle design, with penwork.  Rubric and name of book in red.

Opening of Jerome's prologue (Novum opus facere), with large initial d...

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Large gold initials on pink and blue backgrounds, rubrics, blue and red initials with penwork, placemarkers etc.

Large gold initials on pink and blue backgrounds, rubrics, blue and re...

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Opening of text with large initial, rubric, full border design, small initials with penwork, placemarkers, name of book and chapter number in red and blue.  Later note and library stamp.

Opening of text with large initial, rubric, full border design, small ...

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Opening page of psalms.  Many initials with elaborate penwork in borders.

Opening page of psalms. Many initials with elaborate penwork in borde...

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Hand 4, initial with penwork, rubric, placemarkers.

Hand 4, initial with penwork, rubric, placemarkers.

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Initial Z, elaborate penwork. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Initial Z, elaborate penwork. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Page of text with 1-line blue and gold initials with red and blue penwork, 2-line initials on gold fields decorated with flowers and grotesque, and border decoration.

Page of text with 1-line blue and gold initials with red and blue penw...

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mark 1, penwork initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

Mark 1, penwork initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Page of text with small initials and penwork, very pale daubs of yellow as placemarkers.

Page of text with small initials and penwork, very pale daubs of yello...

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Page of text, medium and small initials, penwork in border, interesting cross-out.

Page of text, medium and small initials, penwork in border, interestin...

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Page of text with smaller blue initial and penwork.

Page of text with smaller blue initial and penwork.

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Opening of main text.  Full border with human and animal figures.  Hierarchy of initials, with penwork.  Rubric.

Opening of main text. Full border with human and animal figures. Hie...

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Opening of text, large letter with penwork, small initials and linefillers, hierarchy of scripts.  Large penwork feather drawn in border.

Opening of text, large letter with penwork, small initials and linefil...

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Page of text with initials of various sizes, some penwork, and catchword.

Page of text with initials of various sizes, some penwork, and catchwo...

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Page of text with catchword, 2-line initial with penwork.

Page of text with catchword, 2-line initial with penwork.

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Opening of text.  Large and medium puzzle initials with penwork.  1-line red and blue initials. Rubrics.  Daubs of yellow as placemarkers.

Opening of text. Large and medium puzzle initials with penwork. 1-li...

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Opening of main text, large initial with penwork, small initial and placefinder, name of book in blue and red.  Biblical text written larger than commentary.

Opening of main text, large initial with penwork, small initial and pl...

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Page of text with 4-line red and blue initial with penwork, chapter number and book name in red and blue, pale yellow daubs as placemarkers, and quire number and catchword.

Page of text with 4-line red and blue initial with penwork, chapter nu...

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Opening of text with large painted initial including stylized animal figures.  Blue initial with red penwork.  Rubric; book name and chapter number in red and blue.

Opening of text with large painted initial including stylized animal f...

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Page of text with initials and penwork; border; catchword.

Page of text with initials and penwork; border; catchword.

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Opening of main text in hand 1, puzzle initial with penwork, small initials.

Opening of main text in hand 1, puzzle initial with penwork, small ini...

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4-line initial with portrait, 2-line initials with penwork, rubrics.

4-line initial with portrait, 2-line initials with penwork, rubrics.

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Initial showing rabbit playing harp; small initials with penwork, placemarkers.

Initial showing rabbit playing harp; small initials with penwork, plac...

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Two columns with red and blue initials and penwork -- same hand as main text?

Two columns with red and blue initials and penwork -- same hand as mai...

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Hand 2 and catchword.  Initial with penwork, small initials, and rubric.

Hand 2 and catchword. Initial with penwork, small initials, and rubri...

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Opening of text (Ad te levavi animam meam) with 11-line puzzle initial with elaborate penwork extending the length of the left border, and into bottom margin. Small initials and rubrics.

Opening of text (Ad te levavi animam meam) with 11-line puzzle initial...

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Page of text with alternating 2-line initials with penwork, linefillers, and catchword.

Page of text with alternating 2-line initials with penwork, linefiller...

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Opening of main text. Large painted initial showing Jerome as scribe extending far into border with animal figures.  Red and blue initials with penwork.  Rubric.  Book name and chapter number.

Opening of main text. Large painted initial showing Jerome as scribe e...

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Explicit of text.  Hand 2.  Simpler decoration of last 3 folios -- red initials with brown penwork, rubrics, yellow daubs as placemarkers.

Explicit of text. Hand 2. Simpler decoration of last 3 folios -- red...

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Opening of text, large initial with penwork, smaller initial, rubrics, placemarkers, hand 1.

Opening of text, large initial with penwork, smaller initial, rubrics,...

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Explicit, rubrics, initials with penwork.

Explicit, rubrics, initials with penwork.

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Opening of tabula with initials, penwork, and sentence markers.

Opening of tabula with initials, penwork, and sentence markers.

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Initial with penwork, small initials, rubric catchword.

Initial with penwork, small initials, rubric catchword.

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Opening of text.  5-line initial on gold showing Annunciation, with vines extending into border. 2-line initial on gold with many colors.  Rubrics.  1-line initial with penwork.

Opening of text. 5-line initial on gold showing Annunciation, with vi...

The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testamen... More

Page of music.  2-line initial with human figures.  2-line red initial with blue penwork.

Page of music. 2-line initial with human figures. 2-line red initial...

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Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number.

Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with p...

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Large opening initial showing Jerome as scribe, extending far into border. 2-line red and blue initials with penwork. Placemarkers, chapter numbers. Note of ownership in upper margin.

Large opening initial showing Jerome as scribe, extending far into bor...

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Page of text with placemarkers, initial with penwork and catchword.

Page of text with placemarkers, initial with penwork and catchword.

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Table and one column of text, blue initial with red penwork.

Table and one column of text, blue initial with red penwork.

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Penwork initials, marginal notes with decoration.

Penwork initials, marginal notes with decoration.

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Page of text, initial P with elaborate penwork.

Page of text, initial P with elaborate penwork.

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Explicit, final note and (last rule line) erased ex libris.  2-line initials with penwork, name of book in red and blue.

Explicit, final note and (last rule line) erased ex libris. 2-line in...

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Hand 2, prologues for Matthew and Apocalypse.  3-line initials with penwork.  Rubrics.  Explicit.

Hand 2, prologues for Matthew and Apocalypse. 3-line initials with pe...

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Opening of main text, with rubric, initial and penwork.

Opening of main text, with rubric, initial and penwork.

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Initial with penwork, placemarkers, hand drawn in margin as pointer.

Initial with penwork, placemarkers, hand drawn in margin as pointer.

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Rubric with author's name?  Initial with penwork, placemarkers.

Rubric with author's name? Initial with penwork, placemarkers.

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2-line red initial with purple penwork.

2-line red initial with purple penwork.

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5-line blue initial with penwork, catchword.

5-line blue initial with penwork, catchword.

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Prayer for dead. 1-line blue and gold initials with red and blue penwork, rubric.

Prayer for dead. 1-line blue and gold initials with red and blue penwo...

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John 14, penwork initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

John 14, penwork initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Opening of Genesis with large puzzle initial and elaborate penwork, placemarkers, 1-line initials, book and chapter number in red and blue, marginal note.

Opening of Genesis with large puzzle initial and elaborate penwork, pl...

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Large illuminated initial on penwork field.  Smaller initials, border design, rubrics.

Large illuminated initial on penwork field. Smaller initials, border ...

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Page of text with red initial with blue penwork, book name and chapter number in red and blue, and marginal note about Jacob's children.

Page of text with red initial with blue penwork, book name and chapter...

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Initials with elaborate penwork, book name and chapter numbers in red and blue. Catchword.

Initials with elaborate penwork, book name and chapter numbers in red ...

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Small initials with elaborate penwork.

Small initials with elaborate penwork.

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Small initial and penwork. Opening of main text.

Small initial and penwork. Opening of main text.

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Explicit, penwork with human faces.

Explicit, penwork with human faces.

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Beginning of main text; 5-line initial with elaborate puzzle work and penwork in border.  2-line initial with penwork. Smaller initials.  Book name and chapter name.  Red daubs as sentence markers.

Beginning of main text; 5-line initial with elaborate puzzle work and ...

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Opening of first text.  3-line initial with opposing penwork.  1- and 2-line initials.  Cross-shaped placemarkers.  Rubrics.

Opening of first text. 3-line initial with opposing penwork. 1- and ...

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