Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

041. MS M.461, fols. 36v–37r

Livre des merveilles du monde

ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 36v–37r

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911

Germany

Germany is curiously shown without people, just with a few unusual beasts that resemble bulls and mules, though both versions were considered more dangerous than ordinary domestic animals.