Historiated initial ‘O’ depicting St. Margaret.
St. Margaret is depicted holding a quill-pen as a Satan who represented as a dragon is wrapped behind her.
The initial is decorated with acanthus leaves and illuminated in liquid gold, red, blue, green, and white. 75 x 73 mm. Mounted and in a deep gilt frame.
St Margaret
Author
Illuminated Leaf
Publisher
Italy
Date
[c. 1475 late-15th to early-16th century.]