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Citation Information
APP. F. MSS. OF MARCO POLO-MINIATURES
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I add Lists of the Miniatures in two of the finer MSS. as noted from examination.
LIST OF MINIATURES IN THE GREAT VOLUME OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL LIBRARY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS ` LE LIVRE DES MERVEILLES' (Fr. 2810) WHICH BELONG TO THE BOOK OF MARCO POLO.
I. Frontispiece. " Comment les deux freres se partirent de Constantinople pour chechier du monde."
Conversation with the Ambassadors at Bokhara (fol. 2).
The Brothers before the G. Kaan (f. 2 V.).
The Kaan giving them Letters
(f. 3).
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Tablet (f. 3 v.).
The Second Departure from Venice
(f. 4).
The Polos before Pope Gregory
(f.4v.)
The two elder Polos before the
Kaan presenting Book and Cross
(f. 5).
The Polos demand congé (f. 6).
Io. (Subject obscure) (f. 7).
I I. Georgians, and Convent of St. Leonard (f. 8).
The Calif shut up in his Treasury
(f. 9).
The Calif ordering Christians to
move the Mountain (f. Io).
Miracle of the Mountain (God is seen pushing it) (f. io v.)
The three Kings en route (f. II v.).
i6.72„ „ adoring the Fire
(f. 12).
(Subject obscure - Travelling in Persia?) (f. 12 V.)
Cattle of Kerman (f. 13 v.).
Ship from India arriving at Hormus (f. 14 v.).
Travelling in a Wood, with Wild Beasts (f. 15 V.).
The Old Man's Paradise (f. 16 V.).
The Old Man administering the
Kashmir - the King maintaining Justice (i.e., seeing a Man's head cut off) (f. 19 v.).
Baptism of Chagatai (f. 20 V.).
People of Charchan in the Desert (f. 21 V.).
Idolaters of Tangut with Ram before Idol (f. 22 V.).
Funeral Festivities of Tangut (f. 23). 3o. (Subject obscure) (f. 24).
Coronation of Chinghiz (f. 25 v.).
Chinghiz sends to Prester John (f. 26).
Death of Chinghiz (f. 27).
(Subject obscure) (f. 28).
Some of Pliny's Monsters (cipropos de bottes) (f. 29 v.).
A Man herding White Cattle (?) (f. 3o v.).
Kúblái hawking, with Cheeta en croupe (f. 31 v.).
Kaan on Elephant, in Battle with Nayan (f. 33).
Nayan with his wife surprised by the enemy (f. 34).
The Kaan's four Queens (f. 36).
The Kaan's Palace, with the Lake and Green Mount (f. 37).
The Kaan's Son's Palace (f. 38).
The Kaan's Banquet (f. 39).
„ worship of Idols (f. 4o).
The Kaan travelling in Horse-litter (f. 41).
hunting (f. 42).
Potion (f. 17).
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,) in Elephant - litter
(f. 42 v.).
The White Feast (f. 44).
The Kaan gives Paper for Treasure
(f. 45).
Couriers arrive before Kaan (f. 46 v.).
The Kaan transplants big Trees
(f. 47 y.).
The Bridge Pulisangin (f. 49).
53. The Golden King as a Cow-herd
(f. 5o).
Trade on the Caramoran (f. 51),
Hunting (f. 18).
Digging (f. 18).
Porcupines in Badashan
for Rubies in Badashan
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