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Fol. 174v, Ezra, historiated initial I, Cyrus directing the building of the Temple

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book with yellowed pages; black text in columns; right page has vertical strip of color illustration; illustration depicts people in various scenes; large blue and red initial letter "I" sits at bottom of illustration; blue and red decorative lines and marks adorn the page.

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