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027. MS M.461, fols. 22v–23r

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.