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Title
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De la très ancienne Libie mere de busirides et royne de Libie
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Description
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This illuminated image depicts a portrait of Libya, the daughter of King Epaphus of Egypt. She appears to be dressed in royal garments as she holds a piece of fabric with foreign lettering on it. 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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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:17131
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Source Name
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Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
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Image
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mta_17131_OBJ.png
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Subject
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Important Queens
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Libya
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Important Women
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Famous Women