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Title
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La noble manthone fille de thireste
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Description
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This illumination depicts a portrait of a seer named Manto, who is the daughter of the famous seer Tiresias. Manto is renowned for being able to tell the future by reading the flames and movement of a fire. She was also famous for being able to read the entrails of animals in order to see the future. This image depicts Manto practicing her magic.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:17148
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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_17148_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Prophetess
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Seers
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Manto
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Tiresias