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Fol. 148v, Chronicles I, historiated initial A, three descendants of Adam

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book with yellowed pages. The top of the page has colorful letters in red, blue and gold. The left side of the page has a large decorative initial letter A in gold on a brown square background. The right side of the page has a large decorative initial letter A with two adult men and one child. The background of the A is blue and gold. The rest of the page is filled with black text, some of which is in red. The right side of the book has more text.

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