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Illuminated initial with decoration incorporating a dragon, a man trampling on another whilst clutching a bird, Cain's sacrifice, and Cain slaying Abel

Illuminated initial S incorporating a man trampling on another while clutching a bird (top); Cain's sacrifice (below left); and Cain slaying Abel, framed by a dragon (below right). From f.1v of MS A.8, Josephus Antiquitates iudaicae XV-XX (Christ Church, Canterbury, 12th century).

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