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Title
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Cy apres sensuit histoire de leonne fole femme qui su 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 holding a knife above her head. 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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Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:19958
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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_19958_OBJ.jpg