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Peter of Poitiers's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi" (pair)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Long, narrow, aged piece of parchment with text and illustrations. The parchment is split into two sections side by side. The left section contains a large amount of black text in a small font, with some red text and lines. The right section contains a large amount of black text in a small font, with some red and green text and lines. There are various illustrations throughout, including: - Two circular blue and red designs at the top. - A red square illustration below the circular designs. - Various circular and oval designs in blue, red, and gold. - A four-leaf clover-shaped design. - A grid-like illustration. - A depiction of a person. The parchment has a rough, uneven edge on the left side and appears to be damaged in places. The background of the image is a plain off-white color.

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199 × 900 px
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