Fol. ir: Prologue, St. Jerome, large historiated initial I, the saint in a brown habit writing at a desk in a gothic architectural frame, with full-length border of foliage and small hybrids, a hare, a dog and a grotesque perched on the foliage extensions
The image shows an open, aged book with yellowed pages. The left page has a large, vertical decorative initial "I" on the left side. The initial is filled with an illustration of a man sitting at a desk, wearing a brown habit and writing. The man is framed by a Gothic architectural border. The border is blue, gold, and red. A full-length border of foliage and small hybrids runs along the left edge of the page. A hare, a dog, and a grotesque figure are perched on the foliage extensions. The right page contains two columns of small, black text. The pages have brown spots and discoloration. The right page has a small section of red text at the top. The book's pages are slightly curled and worn.
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