Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France or England, ca. 1260-1270
MS M.138 fol. 318v

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Initial M:
Winged lion, decorated nimbus, as symbol of Evangelist Mark holding scroll.
Figure within decorated initial M with marginal extender.
Illustration for beginning of Priscillian Prologue of Mark.
Initial I:
Evangelist Mark, tonsured, holding closed book, within architectural setting, stands on head of hybrid animal.
Figure within decorated initial I with marginal extender, formed by same hybrid animal.
Illustration for beginning of Mark.