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Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A page from an old book with handwritten text and illustrations. The page is off-white with visible signs of aging. The top-left corner features an illustration of a scene with a woman in blue and a child, surrounded by a decorative border. The woman and child are under an archway. Two other people are to their left. The illustration is framed by a square border with a gold background and pink and blue designs. Below the illustration are five lines of black handwritten text in a foreign language. Each line has musical notes. Red lines are between the text. The bottom-right corner features an illustration of a blue peacock. The page's borders have colorful floral designs, including a plant with pink flowers on the left side. The page has a number in the top-right corner: 373.

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