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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 Lyraclick to zoom
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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

Unknown maker
Medium
Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum
Dimensions
16 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (41.9 x 24.8 cm) Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
Culture
French
Department
The Cloisters
Classification
Manuscripts and Illuminations
Dated
ca. 1360–1380
Pixels
1418 × 1938
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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. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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