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Ms Fr 2810 fol.54 Fishing for pearls and gathering turquoises in the Gaindu Province, from the 'Livre des Merveilles du Monde', c.1410-12 by Boucicaut Master
blue-green mineral, prized as a gemstone in its polished form; collected record of travels in the Orient, including those of Marco Polo (1254-1324) Odorico de Pordone (c.1286-1331) Guillaume de Boldensele, the Armenian monk Hayton, Ricaldo da Monte di Croce (c.1243-1320) and the fictitious knight Sir John de Mandeville;