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Fol. 454v,Thessalonians I, historiated initial P, Paul seated with a sword and a book, talking to the bust of God above

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with yellowed pages. The page on the left has a large, decorative letter "P" with a blue border and gold and red accents. Inside the letter "P" is an illustration of a man sitting with a sword and a book. Above the man in the letter "P" is a small bust of a man. The man in the letter "P" appears to be talking to the bust of the man. The pages have black text written in a language that appears to be Latin. The text is arranged in columns. There are red and blue lines and decorations along the edges of the pages. The book is open to a double-page spread.

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