Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto)

Two-page spread from a book. Left page has black text in a medieval style font, occupying most of the page, and a decorative border on the right; right page mostly empty except for a colorful rectangular illustration depicting a scene with a kneeling figure on the left, a woman and infant in the center, and two men on the right. The illustration border has similar floral motifs as the left. The illustration on the right page shows a woman kneeling on the left in a blue robe with a yellow halo, with a woman in a blue robe and a yellow head covering seated to her right holding a baby, with one man on her other side wearing a green robe with a white cross at the chest and an orange-robed man on the far right; both men are crowned and hold staffs; a gray-bearded man behind the woman looks on; the background behind the orange-robed man is blue, behind the figures is brown and gold; the border is gold and features blue, red, and white flower shapes; four sections with black text in a medieval-style font are below the illustration. The pages are yellowed with visible darker spots. A thin brown line bisects the two pages.

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Dimensions: 900 × 612 px
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Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto)

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