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Fol. 456r, Timothy I, historiated initial P, Paul seated

Cleveland Museum of Art

Open book with yellowed pages. Two columns of black text on each page. Text in a language that appears to be Latin. Red and blue decorative borders around the text. Large decorative initial "P" at bottom left. The "P" is blue with gold accents. Inside the "P" is a drawing of a man with a tonsured head, dressed in gray with a pinkish-red undergarment, holding a book. A blue and gold floral border extends from the initial down the left side of the page. The page number "456" is visible in the top right corner.

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