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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. 9v-10r
Description:
Arabia
Arabia is presented as a land of wealth and terror; gems are abundant, but they must be pulled from the bellies of dragons.