Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

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Northern France or Belgium, possibly Tournai, ca. 1350
MS G.24 fol. 80v

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Porrus: Scene, jousting with Emenidus -- Porrus and Emenidus, each wearing armor and helmet, each holding decorated shield, unhorse one another. One lies on ground, one stands. Behind them, two mounted soldiers, wearing armor and helmets, fight with swords and decorated shield. At right, two women stand on ramparts, within city walls of Epheson.
Scene against gold background within decorated frame. Illustration of Jacques de Longuyon, Voeux du paon, Laisse 214.
In left margin, nude man, wearing hat, urinates into jug. Hybrid animal with scoop mouth.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hunter, blowing horn and holding club, watches as dog chases two rabbits (Hunting scene).