British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, fol. 86r, 2nd quarter 11th century | The Warburg Institute Iconographic Database

Iconography

IMAGE OF THE BLACK ARCHIVE

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Flora and Fauna / Cycles / Marvels of the East / London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius B V

Further details

England (possibly Canterbury). Illumination. Collection of texts, including Marvels of the East (fols. 78v–86v), fol. 86r: Ethiopians. Two other images fol. 86r: People who send visitors home with wives; Trees with precious stones.

Date

2nd quarter 11th century

Location

London, British Library (Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1)

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