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Initial "V" from the commentary of Nehemiah, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra
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Initial "V" from the commentary of Nehemiah, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra

ca. 1360–1380 · Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum

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Manuscripts and IlluminationsThe CloistersFrench
Credit lineInitial "V" from the commentary of Nehemiah, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra. ca. 1360–1380. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 2011. CC0.
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