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In all, 48 of the major historiated initials that begin each book stand complete.

In luxury manuscripts an entire page might be devoted to a historiated initial.

In all there 79 extant large historiated initials.

They are distinct from pages devoted to highly decorated historiated initials, though the style of decoration may be very similar.

The four remaining miniatures and the historiated letters suggest it was beautifully, yet modestly, decorated at one time.

A historiated initial is an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or other section of text, which contains a picture.

The smaller historiated initials have partial foliate borders.

Bible, Free Library of Philadelphia, 182 x 113 mm, with many historiated initials.

E. IX, with fine historiated initials illuminated in London.

Historiated initials.

The illumination consists of thirteen historiated initials and one full-page miniature which serves as its frontispiece.

In illuminated manuscripts, initials with images inside them, such as those illustrated here, are known as historiated initials.

There are 28 full-page miniatures, 19 other framed pages, and two historiated initials, one framed.

Although not heavily illuminated, it is famous for containing the earliest historiated initial (one containing a picture) in European illumination.

Despite its small size of 150 x 123 mm, it contains a large number of historiated initials and full page miniatures introducing sections.

The manuscript contains 52 historiated initials, two of which include portraits of Gisela, marked with tituli.

Miniatures of various sizes, from 3/4 page and half-page, through single-column (of two) to historiated initials.

The surviving corpus of the Alexis Master's work comprises historiated initials, full-page paintings, and tinted drawings.

Each book of the Bible and the major sections of Psalms is introduced by a large historiated initial in colors and gold.

In the West the portraits continued to be found in Bibles, more often as the picture within a historiated initial at the start of each Gospel.

The larger historiated initials have full borders which are historiated and contain scenes in the base of the page.

Manuscripts meant for everyday use or use by friars or university students often possessed little illumination, and hardly any elaborate historiated initials or flourishes.

There are 2 historiated initials and 9 historiated borders, and decorated borders to every text page.

There are 209 folios, with 25 full page miniatures, but many other historiated initials and images in the borders of most pages, so that over 700 illustrations have been counted.

The other large initial in the manuscript is the first historiated initial (one containing a portrait or scene, here Christ or a saint) in the whole of Europe.