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Fol. 136r, Kings IV, historiated initial P, Ahaziah falling from a tower

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book with yellowed pages, showing black text in a medieval style. A large, decorated letter "P" is in the center. The letter has blue and gold accents. A man is painted inside the letter, falling from a tower. He is wearing a blue and yellow outfit. The tower is brown with a pointed roof. The man has his arms outstretched. He is surrounded by a blue and gold border. There are small decorative letters at the top of the page. A page number "136" is in the top right corner.

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