Folio 19r

Two miniatures in grisaille. On the left, men stoke a fire beside the giant Nimrod. On the right, construction of the Tower of Babel is in full swing, with stone being chiselled, carried by hand, and lifted by pulleys.

The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York (www.themorgan.org). MS M.516, fol. 19r. Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.

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