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St John's College, Cambridge, MS A.4(IV) f.46v

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Illuminated page with an initial showing priests at an altar, and a border incorporating fighting men Grotesque blowing trumpet and coat of arms from top border

Historiated initial and details from the borders of f.46v of MS A.4(IV), Giovanni d’Andrea’s Glossa ordinaria in Librum Sextum (English, c. 1335-50). The initial shows a priest at an altar and a cleric contending with a man in red. The borders incorporate two men fighting with swords and shields, two lions, a trumpeting grotesque, and shields bearing the arms of Cailly and Norwich.

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Sitting lions and coat of arms from bottom border
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