MS M.461, fols. 59v–60r

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Livre des merveilles du monde

France, probably Angers
ca. 1460
281 x 220 mm

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911

MS M.461, fols. 59v–60r
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Ophir

As with many other locations in this manuscript, riches and dangers appear side by side. Here, a dragon menaces three industrious miners.