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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape Fishing (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book with two facing pages. Left page: - Text written in black ink with some colored letters. - Decorative border with gold, blue, red, green, and yellow designs. - Lower border depicts a scene with a man, possibly an ape, hunting wild boars with a spear; the man is on the left and the boars are on the right; they are in a wooded area. Right page: - Text written in black ink with some colored letters. - Decorative border with gold, blue, red, green, and yellow designs. - Lower border depicts a scene with a man, possibly an ape, fishing; the ape is on the left; fishing for birds in a pond; one bird is on the water and another flies above; there are green plants around the pond. The work is by an unknown artist and titled "Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape Fishing (verso)".

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900 × 629 px
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