Initial letters and fleurons from documents of the Merovingian dynasty, 7th century. From extracts of St. Augustine, History of the Francs by Gregory of Tours, commentary on St. Augustine, etc. 1-3 Extraits de St. Augustin, Bib. Nat. Latin 2110, 4,5,9 l’histoire des Francs par St. Gregoire de Tours 132bis, 6 manuscrit Latin 1732., 7,8 commentaire de St. Augustin, Latin 2706, 10 traite moraux, Latin 1311. Chromolithograph designed and lithographed by Ernst Guillot from Elements d’Ornementation pour l’Enluminure (Elements of Ornamentation for Illumination), Renouard, Paris, 1890.

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