Fol. 320r, Ezechiel, historiated initial E, a sleeping Ezechiel with his vision of the four beasts above

Fol. 320r, Ezechiel, historiated initial E, a sleeping Ezechiel with his vision of the four beasts above

c. 1275–1300 · Southern France, Toulouse(?), 13th century

ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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