Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Livre des merveilles du monde
France, possibly Angers, ca. 1460
MS M.461 fol. 59v

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Livres des Merveilles du Monde: Scene, Ophir -- To left, wingless dragon and fantastic reptile stand amid gemstones. To right, among three miners, two raise mallets with right hands over chisel held with left hands, one, wearing hat, lowers pickaxe to hole in ground revealing gems. To far right, ship on water (partly visible). Scene on cliff over water in background. Initial O of Offrir decorated with foliate ornament. Miniature for Livre de Merveilles du Monde for Ophir.