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064. MS M.461, fols. 59v–60r

Livre des merveilles du monde

ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 59v–60r

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

Ophir

As with many other locations in this manuscript, riches and dangers appear side by side. Here, a dragon menaces three industrious miners.