Historiated Page Border with Initial Letter D

Book Title: Bap. Platinae Cremonensis De vitis ac gestis summorum pontificum : ad sua usq[ue] tempora, liber unus : huic additae sunt vitae ac res gestae eorum qui interim fuere pontificum, a Paulo videlicet II ad Paulum huius nominis III : eiusdem item Platinae, De falso & vero bono Dialogi tres ...

Author: Platina, 1421-1481

Image Title: Historiated Page Border with Initial Letter D

Description: This historiated page border features the Roman princess Agrippina (left) and her father Agrippa, a Roman statesman, who is holding a banderole with the Latin inscription SPQR (The senate and the people of Rome). The monogram (EC)of the artist or engraver is located at the bottom center, and the border surrounds a portion of text which features an initial letter D with a cherub.

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