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At the request of Queen Claude, he used historiated rather than purely decorative borders.

Namely the figure in the historiated letter is identified as King Solomon, a figure known for his wisdom, wealth and writings.

After Wegmann-Gabb identified the text, she questioned why the accompanying materials would peg King Solomon as the figure in the historiated letter.

These include 77 of the 217 "historiated initials"—the first letters of opening words of the psalms and other prayers and texts, typically 4 or more inches high, which are elaborately decorated and gilded and then filled with miniature painted scenes that refer to the inscribed text that follows.

Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies,'' considered one of the finest examples of the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, contains eight painted half-page miniatures and 44 historiated initials -- the enlarged letters incorporating pictures that begin sections of text.