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Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Coronation of the Virgin (recto)

Boucicaut Master

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a colorful illustration on the right page. The left page contains black text in an old-fashioned font, with colorful borders and decorations along the edges. The right page has a large rectangular illustration of a man and woman. The woman wears a blue dress and a gold crown, and sits on a gold throne. The man, wearing a red robe over an orange tunic, stands beside her and presents her with a gold orb. The illustration is bordered by a blue and gold frame. A decorative circle with floral patterns and black text underneath it appears below the illustration. The background of the pages is off-white with brown spots. The borders of both pages feature floral patterns and small illustrations of leaves and flowers in shades of brown, blue, and red.

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900 × 630 px
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