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Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two open, yellowed pages from a book. Top page, right half, gold-colored square outlined in blue within a decorative gold frame with green on the left and red on the right; a blue, green and red acanthus border; pink, blue and green floral designs. Top page, left half, black text with red and blue initials. Bottom page, two columns of black text with red and blue initials. Pages have dark spots and stains. The top page displays a large gold initial. The artist's work appears medieval. The pages are likely from a book of hours.

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655 × 900 px
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