Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

La fleur des histoires de la terre d’Orient by Hayton and Marco Polo’s Le livre des merveilles d’Asie
France, probably Paris, ca. 1410-1412
MS M.723 fol. 116v

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Marco Polo: Text, Livre des Merveilles, Book I, Chapter 48; Jenghis Khan: Scene, Coronation -- Jenghis Khan (Genghis Khan), seated on faldstool receives crown from bishop before two male Mongols in hats and long robes.
Scene within gold frame.