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Historiated Initial (U) Excised from a Bible

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold leaf on blue background; capital letter "U" containing bearded man with hands raised; man's head and hands drawn in profile; man wears blue garment covered by red mantle; gold lectern with figure of Christ above; figure of Christ bust-length and haloed; lectern decorated with green; white curvilinear line on left; white leaf decoration on top right. Historiated Initial (U) Excised from a Bible.

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867 × 893 px
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