circa 1410–1412 · Illuminated manuscript
Opening of the Livre des merveilles du monde
Parisian illuminators working for John the Fearless
Why it matters
This luxury compilation shows how a late-thirteenth-century travel account acquired authority through later copying, illumination, collection, and elite ownership. The page documents reception rather than Marco Polo's journey or Japan itself.
- Publication
- Livre des merveilles du monde
- Holding institution
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits
- Shelfmark
- Français 2810, folio 1r
Citation
Livre des merveilles du monde, opening folio. Paris, circa 1410–1412. BnF, Département des Manuscrits, Français 2810, fol. 1r.