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This 13th-century manuscript shows a busy scene of bustling city life, as observed by travelling merchants. A woman spins thread, a cockerel struts across the roof, and goats drink from the river. [Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
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Updated on 2004-04-03 · Copyright © The Ashmolean Museum, 2004.