Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
England, perhaps St. Albans, between 1160 and 1180
MS M.823. Fol. 161v

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Initial P, decorated with foliate ornament, partially formed by winged dragon (?), vines emerging from its mouth becoming part of the initial and by griffin-like animal, its body part of the initial, its head biting upright of initial.
Initial begins first epistle of Peter.