Item Info

Script: Transitional script (praegothica)
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial V
Notes: The manuscript source of this initial remains a mystery. Its style is typical of a fanciful Romanesque initial, in which abstract decorative motifs change into zoological motifs. Here, a bird, snakes, and a lion biting the tendrils of interlace foliage bring the initial to life.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1587066
Country: Country:Germany ?

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1199
Image Dimensions Width: 85 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 16:4