Illuminated letter T representing the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, 9th century, France. Medallions of the Sun and the Moon above. Gold letters on purple framed with white arabesques. Initiale Historiee. Taken from the Sacramentaire de Charles le Chauve, Latin MS 1141, F6v. Chromolithograph by Mathieu after an illustration by Gsell from Charles Louandre’s Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

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