Photo of collection object Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290. ink, tempera, and gold on vellum, Sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.). The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1959.272. CC0.

Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel

c. 1290

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Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290. France, Paris, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1959.272 This bifolium was likely once part of a Carthusian Bible; the initials in the margin are part of a unique reading system used by Carthusian monks.

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