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Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425), fol. 325v, Text

Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with yellowed pages. The left page is visible, displaying handwritten text in brown ink at the top. The handwriting is cursive and appears to be in an old language. Below the handwriting, there are faint blue and red designs on the page, including what seems to be a large decorative letter or symbol. The right page is mostly obscured but appears to have printed text in a foreign language. The book is bound in a worn cover, possibly made of leather or parchment, and has a rough texture. The background of the image is white, suggesting that it may have been taken against a plain backdrop. Overall, the image suggests that the book is an old, possibly medieval, manuscript.

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