Li Livres du Graunt Caam.

Prologue. Start of text with rubric, above which a miniature across two columns. View of Venice with leave taking and departure of Marco Polo’s father and uncle embarking in sail-ships to set up as merchants in the East. Upper left, St. Mark’s basilica with, in the loggia above the entrance, the four Roman bronze horses brought from Constantinople; in front, facing the Venetian lagoon, columns wit…