Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, ca. 1250
MS G.31 fol. 348v

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Peter, holding keys with right hand and book with left hand, Paul, holding upturned sword with right hand, and four other apostles sit on cushioned bench.
Figures on gold background within initial P decorated with foliate and geometric ornament and winged fantastic animal terminating in foliage hanging from descender.
Beginning of Acts of the Apostles.