Livre des merveilles du monde
ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 22v–23r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
Egypt
This second image of Egypt reinforces the presentation of the region as monstrous and idolatrous. Mixing time periods freely, it shows a scene of the Israelites worshiping the Golden Calf beside St. Anthony meeting a satyr and centaur.