Medieval initials add a touch of colour to Bloomsbury sale
The two cut-out and trimmed coloured initials illustrated here are part of a group of six, taken from two manuscripts of 12th century French origin, that made up a lot sold for £10,000 in a July 6 sale held by Bloomsbury Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
The dog jumping though an initial ‘O’ suggests Parisian work in its understanding of shading and u…