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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.
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.
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.