Fol. 391v, Matthew, full-length historiated initial L, the Tree of Jesse, with a sleeping Jesse at the base and six of the ancestors of Christ in irregular compartments

Fol. 391v, Matthew, full-length historiated initial L, the Tree of Jesse, with a sleeping Jesse at the base and six of the ancestors of Christ in irregular compartments

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

ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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