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"description": "Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2011.57",
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