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Royal 18 D II f. 6 King enthroned
King enthroned
Description: Miniature of a king enthroned surrounded by courtiers with Sir William Herbert and his wife, Anne Devereux wearing clothes decorated with their coats of arms, kneeling before him, with a full border with a scroll inscribed with William Herbert's and his wife's mottos reading 'e las sy longuement', and 'De toute'; a foliate initials 'O'(mighty), at the beginning of the Troy Book; and the arms of William Herbert and Anne Devereux with mottos, between the column of the text. 
Origin: England, S. E. ( London?) 


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