Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Gospels of Matthew and Mark
Egypt, 12th century?
MS M.616 fol. 23v

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Dove with flowering bud in beak, surmounting decorated initial O, inscribed in Coptic in infilling, with scrolling foliate coronis descending into left margin.
Decorated initial E with scrolling foliate coronis descending into left margin.
Upper margin decorated with two interlace ornaments.