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Drawing of two soldiers killing a man and a dragon, ca. 875, ink on parchment, Harley MS 2886, London, British Library.
This very early drawing comes from a legal text produced in northern France.
The Emperor Constantine burning Arian books, ca. 825, pen and ink on vellum, MS CLXV, Biblioteca Capitolare, Vercelli.
Another early drawing which comes from a compendium of canon law produced in northern Italy.