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Ricoldo of Montecroce among the Jacobites, about 1410

Place: Mesopotamia · today Iraq
Date: 1410s

Miniature from the Livre des merveilles (BnF Français 2810) illustrating Ricoldo of Montecroce's travels: two Dominican friars address a group of Jacobites (Syriac Orthodox Christians) beside an altar with a fire.

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Ricoldo of Montecroce among the Jacobites, about 1410

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