c. 1876-1878
Moore's 1878 catalogue (see bibliography) notes that this is a copy of ornamental letters from a page of a French manuscript of the 13th century in the British Museum.
36.9 x 23.3 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/16 in.)
Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; transferred to Fogg Art Museum, 1926.
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