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Title
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Cy apres sensuit de leonne fole femme du pays de grece
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Description
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This illumination depicts the prostitute Leaena being violently tortured for information regarding a conspiracy. There is a man on the right side of the image pulling on Leaena’s hair, and a man on the left side pulling on her arm. Boccaccio explains that she is being tortured for being involved in a conspiracy to overthrow a tyrant.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:19980
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Source Name
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Livre que fist Jehan BOCACE de Certalde des cleres et nobles femmes, lequel il envoia à Audice de Accioroles de Florence, contesse de Haulteville [Book from Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo called the cleric and noble women, of which he sent to Audice Accioroles of Florence, Countess of Haulteville]
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Image
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