Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

La vérité à la place des ombres
France, Paris, 1679
MS M.21 fol. 28r

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Above the medallion containing the title, framed by foliate ornament, there is a smaller medallion with a lamb lying on a cross upon an altar above which is a monstrance framed by curtains drawn to the sides. Various flowers, including roses, daffodils and tulips, fill the surrounding space against a gold ground. A slab of variegated marble below contains a white tablet with the quatrain. All is within a frame of burnished and dull gold bands.