Initial ’S’. Hilary of Poitiers, De Trinitate, France ca. 1093-1132. Vendôme, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 28, fol. 51v. (via Medieval Illumination)

A manuscript illustration featuring a large, stylized letter “S” formed by two intertwined creatures resembling elongated cats or serpentine animals. One creature is red, while the other is green, and they are biting each other’s necks in a circular composition. The surrounding text is in Latin, written in red and black ink in a Gothic script. The manuscript page has a parchment texture, with visible imperfections and aged coloration.
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