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Title
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Cy apres sensuit histoire de la tres ancienne libie, mere de bulsirides
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Description
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This illuminated image depicts Libya, the daughter of King Epaphus of Egypt, on the left side of the image. She is illustrated standing as she looks at the citizens who are kneeling in front of her. Boccaccio explains that Libya bore a child with her husband, Neptune, who grew up to be a tyrant of Upper Egypt. Their child’s name was Busiris. Libya was so renown during her time that the region in Africa which she ruled was named after her.
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Image Creator
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Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:19819
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Source Name
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Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
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Image
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mta_19819_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Busiris
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Libya