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Royal 8 G VII ff. 2v-3 Royal arms of England and devices of Henry VIII
Royal arms of England and devices of Henry VIII
Description: Miniature of the royal arms of England supported by a red dragon and a white greyhound, surmounted by a crown and encircled by the Garter, with a Tudor rose and a pomegranate; and an illuminated initial 'T'(enor), with a partial trompe l'oeil border; and a miniature of a portcullis and an initial 'T'(enor) in the form of half-Tudor rose, half-pomegranate, with a partial trompe l'oeil border. 
Origin: Netherlands, S. (Mechelen) 
Attribution: Workshop of Petrus Alamire 


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