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 Detail from the Roman de la Rose
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Burney 323 f. 1 Border and historiated and illuminated initials
Border and historiated and illuminated initials
Description: Full band and bar border with illuminated interlace knots and foliate springs at the beginning of the text, possibly with an author portrait of the Dominican John of Genoa at a desk, with a blue weight on a cord over the edge, and an illuminated foliate initial. 
Origin: England, Central (Stone, Staffordshire, or Wells?) 


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