Illuminated Initial And Full Border, In A Volume Of Works By Ambrose, Jerome, And Others

The writing of this manuscript was apparently completed in 1458; at the start of the volume is an inscription recording that William Ebchester, Prior of Durham Cathedral, had it made. As elsewhere in this manuscript, even the most lavish decoration is not of very high quality: the lack of modelling and 'finish' in some places, such as the green leaves in the lower margin, give the ornament an unfinished appearance.