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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Thebana / The story of Oedipus, Laius and Jocasta / Oedipus is taken down from the tree

HISTORY

World chronicles / Cycles / Manuscripts / Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César / London, British Library, Egerton MS 912 (also called Le livre de Orose)

Further details

Artist or creator

French (Paris)

Date

1415 (circa)

Location

London, British Library, Egerton MS 912

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César (Livre d'Orose). Folio: 64v.

Notes on photograph

Collection

Hamburg stamp (Bibliothek Warburg)

Bibliographic Citation

F. Saxl and H. Meier, Catalogue of Astrological and Mythological Illuminated Manuscripts of the Latin Middle Ages, III I, Manuscripts in English Libraries, London 1953, pp. 136-138

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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