Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Miscellany in Honor of St. Mercurius the general
Egypt, Mar. 8, 842
MS M.588 fol. 2r

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Inscriptions Alpha IC XC Upsilon Theta (whose numerical value of 99 is read as cryptogram for "Amen") and interlace lozenges; rectangular headpiece with interlace ornament and finials; decorative initial; vine scroll; dove in lower margin.