Fol. 1r, Genesis, with a full-length historiated initial I, showing the Creation and the Crucifixion, all on burnished gold grounds, with diapered pink and blue frames and cusped dragon and foliage extensions at top and bottom, on which are perched a vari

c. 1275–1300

Fol. 1r, Genesis, with a full-length historiated initial I, showing the Creation and the Crucifixion, all on burnished gold grounds, with diapered pink and blue frames and cusped dragon and foliage extensions at top and bottom, on which are perched a vari, c. 1275–1300. Southern France, Toulouse(?), 13th century. Bound illuminated manuscript in Latin; brown morocco binding; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 533 leaves ; overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2008.2.1.a