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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a page from a book written in Arabic script. The page is yellowed and aged, with a darker border around the edges that is lined with thin red and gold lines. The text fills the entire page and is divided into two sections. The top section contains about 10 lines of text, and the bottom section contains about 12 lines of text. The handwriting is cursive and ornate. The background of the page is a light brown color, with some darker brown spots and stains visible.

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594 × 893 px
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