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King's 321
f. 1
Petrarch
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| Description: |
Historiated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of Petrarch's Il Canzoniere, with an image of Petrarch, shown before a lectern with an open book before him in the bowl of the initial, and a miniature on the right-hand side of the page of Petrarch's muse, Laura, beside a laurel tree, framed with a three-sided border made up of foliate scrolls and gold balls. |
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Italy, N. E. (Venice) |
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