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Add. 11696, f.136v Boccaccio observing torture, from 'Le Livre des Cas des Nobles et Illustres...

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Add. 11696, f.136v Boccaccio observing torture, from 'Le Livre des Cas des Nobles et Illustres Hommes' by Giovanni Boccaccio, c.1470 (ink, colour & gold on vellum)
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French School, (15th century) / French
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British Library, London, UK
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ink, colour and gold on vellum
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c. 1470 AD (C15th AD)
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Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni / Circa 1470 Language: French Source/Shelfmark: Add. 11696, f.136v (Miniature) Book V, chapter 1. Boccaccio and companions watch from a building as a man rolls in a barrel towards a pool. In the background, a man tied to a stake is being blinded. The text below refers to the deaths of Seleucus and Antiochus. Image taken from Le livre des cas des nobles et illustres hommes. Originally published/produced in Circa 1470.

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