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Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 1v

Master of the Geneva Latini

Cleveland Museum of Art

A medieval manuscript page with ornate calligraphy and floral designs on the left side. The left margin contains a vertical decorative border with blue, gold, and green floral patterns on a white background. The border features blue and gold curvilinear lines, green leaves, blue flowers, and red seed pods. The right side of the page contains 19 lines of calligraphy in black, blue, gold, and red ink. The text is written in an old language, possibly Latin, in a Gothic script. The page has a light gray background with darker gray lines visible underneath the text and border. The page is framed by a thick off-white border on all sides.

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557 × 893 px
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