Suspended Letters

This margin is decorated with letters that appear to be suspended from chains. Amazing detail from the Emerson White Book of Hours.

Houghton Library, MS Typ 443, fol. 114r
Houghton Library, MS Typ 443, fol. 114r

Houghton Library, Typ 443, fol. 114r

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