Inhabited Initial letter B, Anglo-Saxondetails

Inhabited Initial letter B, Anglo-Saxon

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This capital letter B is from an Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript from about 1,000 years ago; the book does not identify the exact source but notes that although the decoration is in the Celtic style, the included figures are in a Byzantine style.

The Celtic Letter B on a white background

The Byzantine saint on his throne

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