Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Der Wälsche Gast
Germany, Trier, ca. 1380
MS G.54 fol. 8r

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1) Thomasin von Zerclaere: Text, Der Wälsche Gast, Book 01.09 -- Nude personification of Love, with quiver of arrows belted around her waist, with scrolls inscribed DAS IST DIE MYNNE and ICH BIN BLINT UNDE MACHE BLINT, with bow shoots arrow into eye of man, wearing hood, with scrolls inscribed DER MYNNENDE MAN, and DU SALT MICH WISEN. To right personification of Love is shown again, with scroll inscribed DIE MYNNE and ICH WIL DICH WISEN, aiming bow and arrow at hooded man, holding bridle (?), with scrolls inscribed DER WISE MAN and ICH WISE DICH VAZ.
2) Thomasin von Zerclaere: Text, Der Wälsche Gast, Book 01.09 -- Woman, with scroll inscribed DAZ UNSTEDE WYFF UNDE DU HIMMER, sits flanked by four men, including one wearing hood, holding her right hand and with scroll inscribed WIE SY MIR DIE HANT DRUCKER; one seated, with left hand raised, with scroll inscribed WAZ MEYNT SI DA NIEDE; one kneeling, with the woman's left hand touching his chin, with scroll inscribed DAZ IST VIL GUTLICH GEDACH; and standing man, with two scrolls, inscribed AN DEINE KAUFFE STEIT DIE LIEBE and DU SYT NEYMAN WAN MICH.