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A full-page manuscript illumination depicting a young man standing in profile, facing toward the right. The figure has blonde, curly hair adorned with a green foliate wreath or laurel. He is dressed in a short, vibrant orange-red tunic with thick brown fur lining at the collar, cuffs, and hem. A narrow black belt cinches his waist, from which a small, hilted dagger hangs in a dark scabbard. He wears dark red hose and light-colored, pointed shoes.
The man holds an open, blank white book or tablet with both hands, looking down at it as if reading. He stands on a patch of green grass rendered with stylized vertical strokes. To his right, a single, oversized dark red rose grows from the ground, featuring prominent green sepals and a short stem. The background is a solid, slightly mottled deep blue. The entire scene is enclosed within a simple border consisting of a yellow line and a dark red vertical stripe on the far left edge.