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Fol. 365r, Zachariah, historiated initial I, Zachariah standing with a scroll

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book with yellowed pages, showing a two-column layout of black text in an old language, likely Latin, with red and blue borders around the columns. A large, decorative initial "I" is on the left side, containing an illustration of a man in a blue robe with gold trim, holding a scroll. The man's hair is brown and he has a beard. He stands against a gold background. The page number "365" is written in the top-right corner. The top of the page has a title in red and blue letters.

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