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Burney 257, f.91 King Adrastus, from Thebais, c.1405 (vellum)

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Burney 257, f.91 King Adrastus, from Thebais, c.1405 (vellum)
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French School, (15th century) / French
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British Library, London, UK
Medium
vellum
Date
1405 AD (C15th AD)
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Author Publius Papinius Statius Title Thebais , with the argumenta antiqua; Achilleis In the text Apollo is invoked by the poet to inspire the description of the horses, and later he admires the charioteers - however, he never interacts with King Adrastus as shown here. Perhaps, the illuminator confused the horse Arion described at the beginning of the list in v. 301, with the singer

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