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Fol. 36r, Leviticus, historiated initial V, Moses offering a sacrificial lamb on an altar

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book page with yellowed parchment; two columns of black text in a medieval script; color accents of red, blue, and gold. A gold initial "V" starts a paragraph; tear in parchment beside it. A blue and gold frame encloses an illustration. A man wearing a brown robe and a white undergarment, and a white cap stands behind a brown altar; he holds a brown lamb.

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