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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with Illustrated Border (verso) (3 of 3 Excised Leaves)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book. The left page depicts a colorful illustration. The illustration shows a scene with six people. The people wear robes. The robes are blue, gold, red, and white. The seated people include one woman in blue holding a baby and one man on one knee. Three people stand. One standing person wears a white and gold hat and holds a gold cup. One standing person wears a black face, white and gold headdress, and holds a gold box. The sixth person stands on the left. The illustration includes architectural elements and a landscape in the background. The right page features black text arranged in two columns. The text is in a language that appears to be Latin. The text includes red and blue initials. The right page has a decorative border on the left side. The border contains flowers and leaves in red, blue, green, and gold. The pages have a beige background.

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900 × 657 px
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