Livre des merveilles du monde
ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 53v–54r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
Judea
Jerusalem is represented here as a Christian territory, with no trace of Jewish or Muslim presence. The miniature features the river Jordan, a group of pious hermits, and the pool of Bethesda stirred by an angel from heaven.