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Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and Coronation of the Virgin

Boucicaut Master

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two rows of manuscript pages, with three on top and three on bottom. Top left page has an illuminated scene of three men in orange, green and blue robes. Top right page features a scene with a man and a woman in blue and orange. Bottom row pages contain only text. Pages have borders with floral and leafy designs, in shades of red, blue and gold. The pages are slightly yellowed with age and have rough edges. The text on the pages is written in a black font. The scenes are framed by gold borders. The top scenes are rectangular. The top left scene depicts a biblical event, with the three men bearing gifts. The top right scene depicts a coronation.

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900 × 617 px
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