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The Gotha Missal: Fol. 1v, Text

Master of the Boqueteaux

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Gotha Missal: Fol. 1v, Text by Master of the Boqueteaux. Open book with yellowed pages on a black background. The left and right pages have three columns of black text in a formal script. The text is surrounded by a thin black border with blue, red and black floral designs in the top and bottom margins and along the outside edges. The floral designs consist of vines with leaves and small five-petaled flowers. Four square designs are on the right-hand page, two at the top and two at the bottom. The designs are formed of red, blue and black lines in geometric patterns. The book has a brown leather binding that is worn and shows holes along the edges.

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