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Snow Drop, Winter Aconite, and Moth with Dianthus Border, folio 34 (verso), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Book page with illustration of flowers and a moth. The illustration shows a variety of flowers and a moth. The flowers are depicted in shades of pink, purple, yellow and white. Green stems and leaves are present. A red and black moth with white and black striped wings is shown. The illustration is bordered by a thin red line with a decorative pattern on the right side. The outer border features Dianthus flowers. The flowers on the left side of the illustration are red and have a distinctive shape. The background of the illustration is off-white. The book page is open, with the left side showing the edge of the pages. The book has a brown cover. The illustration appears to be hand-painted. The style of the illustration suggests it is from an old book.

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