Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Livre des merveilles du monde
France, possibly Angers, ca. 1460
MS M.461 fol. 55v

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Livres des Merveilles du Monde: Scene, Livonia -- To left, bodies of ox, boar, dog, two sheep and nude man recline on pieces of wood and overturned bench amid flames. To right, man wearing hat is surrounded by group of eight men, at least five wear feather hats or feathers on heads and gesture toward the fire. In background, castle with bridge and crenellated towers in hilly landscape with water. Initial L of Lidonie decorated with foliate ornament. Miniature for Livre de Merveilles du Monde for Livonia.