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. 234r

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Marco Polo: Text, Livre des Merveilles, Book III, Chapter 18 -- Three male figures kneel before statue of Apostle Thomas on column.
Representation of shrine of Apostle Thomas at Mailapur (Mylapore) near Madras.
Scene within gold frame.