Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

068. MS M.461, fols. 63v–64r

Livre des merveilles du monde

ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 63v–64r

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

Provence

Before they became Christians, the inhabitants of Provence sacrificed infants once a year to their idols. They threw the blood of the innocent on their heads. The body of the giant Pallas was found here. There is also a tower brought by devils.