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Beginning of St Jerome's letter to Paulinus. Text; initial 'F' with foliage decoration. St Jerome is seated under an architectural arcade, writing the opening words of his letter to Paulinus, in a book resting on a desk. Before him a kneeling monk holds an ink-horn. The saint is writing with a quill, and holding a knife in his left hand. Worms Bible. Germany [Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland]; 1148. Source: Harley 2803, f.1v. Language: Latin.
![Beginning of St Jerome's letter to Paulinus. Text; initial 'F' with foliage decoration. St Jerome is seated under an architectural arcade, writing the opening words of his letter to Paulinus, in a book resting on a desk. Before him a kneeling monk holds an ink-horn. The saint is writing with a quill, and holding a knife in his left hand. Worms Bible. Germany [Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland]; 1148. Source: Harley 2803, f.1v. Language: Latin.](/photos/prev/NGY4YWRiMA/album_alb4057921.webp)
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Beginning of St Jerome's letter to Paulinus. Text; initial 'F' with foliage decoration. St Jerome is seated under an architectural arcade, writing the opening words of his letter to Paulinus, in a book resting on a desk. Before him a kneeling monk holds an ink-horn. The saint is writing with a quill, and holding a knife in his left hand. Worms Bible. Germany [Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland]; 1148. Source: Harley 2803, f.1v. Language: Latin.
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Album / British Library
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Image size:
3804 x 6174 px | 67.2 MB
Print size:
32.2 x 52.3 cm | 12.7 x 20.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
12 CENTURY • 12TH CENTURY • ALPHABET • ARCHIVE • ARCHIVES • BUREAU • CLERGY • DECORATIVE • DESK • DOCUMENT • FURNITURE • INITIAL • KNEEL • KNEELING • MANUSCRIPT • MONK • MONKS • OFFICE • PRIEST • PRIESTS • QUILL PEN • QUILL • SAINT JEROME • SCRIPTORIUM • SEATED • SIT • SITS • SITTING • TEXT • WRITE • WRITING • WRITTEN LANGUAGE
