Dragon initial (fol. 62v)
Description
Large zoomorphic initial 'Q' where the descender is composed of a dragon clutching the body of the letter with its teeth. The body of the letter is infilled with curved foliage and two lizard-like animals, in green, red and blue. Context: Lamentations of Jeremiah: Aleph Quomodo sedet sola ciuitas
Metadata
Identifier | k75q7wbn |
IRN | 373464 |
Class Mark | Ripon Cathedral MS 4/1 |
Level | Piece |
Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/k75q7wbn |
Collection(s) | Ripon Cathedral, Medieval Manuscripts |
Category | Archive Manuscript |
Parent Record | [In Apocalypsim; Threni Ieremie cum glossis] |
Date | [ca. 1140-1160] |