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Title
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Semiramis royne des assiriene
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Description
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This illuminated image depicts Semiramis, an ancient queen of the Assyrians. She is depicted wearing clothing specific to the time of the creation of the image. She is holding a part of her dress in her right hand while holding a scepter of some sort in her left. There is a dog on the left side of the image. Boccaccio explains that he wrote on Semiramis as she is renowned for having sexual relations with her son, as well as inventing the chastity belt.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:17123
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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_17123_OBJ.png
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Subject
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Important Queens
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Incest
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Semiramis