Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
A page from a Bible, with a large, vertically oriented initial "I" on the left side. The initial is pink with green and blue outlines, and depicts an entwined beast and serpent. The left side of the page has the large initial. The right side of the page has two columns of black text. The page is off-white and has a worn, aged appearance with darker edges and scattered darker spots. The page has faint pencil markings and a few scribbles.
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- 686 × 893 px
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