circa 1410–1412 · Illuminated manuscript
Kublai Khan hunting
Parisian illuminator of BnF Français 2810
Why it matters
The miniature translates Mongol sovereignty into courtly spectacle—elephants, canopy, horses, falcons, and attendants. It is a later Parisian interpretation of imperial scale, not an eyewitness image made by Marco Polo.
- Publication
- Livre des merveilles du monde
- Holding institution
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits
- Shelfmark
- Français 2810, folio 42v
Livre des merveilles du monde, Kublai Khan hunting. Paris, circa 1410–1412. BnF, Département des Manuscrits, Français 2810, fol. 42v.