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 | | The two styles, however, are closely related, and a precise division between them is difficult to make. |
 | | The earliest work on the manuscript, the first volume and the opening folios of the second volume, is generally attributed to Giovannino and was probably painted in the late 1380s, before he joined the payroll of the Milan Cathedral works. |
 | | The light, bright colours, richly gilded with liquid and burnished gold, give the pages a scintillating appearance. |
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