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Decorated Initials

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Initial G: Gillon's Sons Recognizing Each Other

Initial G: Gillon's Sons Recognizing Each Other

David Aubert, 1464

Initial Q: Gillion Receiving the Pope's Blessing

Initial Q: Gillion Receiving the Pope's Blessing

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial Q: Gillion Receiving the Pope's Blessing

Initial Q: Gillion Receiving the Pope's Blessing

David Aubert, 1464

Initial V: King Tarsus Capturing the Sultan

Initial V: King Tarsus Capturing the Sultan

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial V: King Tarsus Capturing the Sultan

Initial V: King Tarsus Capturing the Sultan

David Aubert, 1464

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the King of Fez

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the King of Fez

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the King of Fez

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the King of Fez

David Aubert, 1464

The Author Hearing the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies

The Author Hearing the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

The Author Hearing the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies

The Author Hearing the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies

David Aubert, 1464

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the Army of the Emir of Orbrie

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the Army of the Emir of Orbrie

David Aubert, 1464

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the Army of the Emir of Orbrie

Initial A: Gillion Defeating the Army of the Emir of Orbrie

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial Q: Military Aid Arriving in Cyprus

Initial Q: Military Aid Arriving in Cyprus

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial Q: Military Aid Arriving in Cyprus

Initial Q: Military Aid Arriving in Cyprus

David Aubert, 1464

Initial C: Gillion's Son Gerard Kneeling before King Morgan of the Slavs

Initial C: Gillion's Son Gerard Kneeling before King Morgan of the Slavs

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial C: Gillion's Son Gerard Kneeling before King Morgan of the Slavs

Initial C: Gillion's Son Gerard Kneeling before King Morgan of the Slavs

David Aubert, 1464

Initial B: A Battle before the Walls of Cairo

Initial B: A Battle before the Walls of Cairo

Lieven van Lathem, 1464

Initial B: A Battle before the Walls of Cairo

Initial B: A Battle before the Walls of Cairo

David Aubert, 1464

Initial Q: Bishop Theophilus Beholding the Stars which Will Lead Him to the Tomb of Saint Anthony

Initial Q: Bishop Theophilus Beholding the Stars which Will Lead Him to the Tomb of Saint Anthony

Master of the Brussels Romuléon, 1465

Initial Q: Saint Anthony Reassuring Bishop Theophilus and His Companions During a Great Storm

Initial Q: Saint Anthony Reassuring Bishop Theophilus and His Companions During a Great Storm

Master of the Brussels Romuléon, 1465

Initial N: Bishop Theophilus's Ship Blown Off Course and Bishop Theophilus in Prayer

Initial N: Bishop Theophilus's Ship Blown Off Course and Bishop Theophilus in Prayer

Master of the Brussels Romuléon, 1465

Cutting from an Antiphonal

Cutting from an Antiphonal

Bartolomeo Rigossi da Gallarate, 1465

Initial A: The Body of Saint Anthony Transported to Constantinople and the Healing of Two Lepers after Touching the Saint's Body

Initial A: The Body of Saint Anthony Transported to Constantinople and the Healing of Two Lepers after Touching the Saint's Body

Master of the Brussels Romuléon, 1465

Initial T: The Healing of the Blind after Touching the Body of Saint Anthony

Initial T: The Healing of the Blind after Touching the Body of Saint Anthony

Master of the Brussels Romuléon, 1465

Initial N: The Resurrected Christ Appearing to the Marys

Initial N: The Resurrected Christ Appearing to the Marys

Bartolomeo Rigossi da Gallarate, 1465

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