Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de Tristan
France, probably Bourges, April 15, 1468
MS M.41 fol. 38r

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Legend, Tristan and Isolde: celebrating Victory of Tristan in Cornwall -- Of two couples, dancing opposite each other, the women wear veiled henins and fur-trimmed gowns. The men, wearing hats, one, with dagger at back wears long garment; the other wears tunic and hose. Musician playing pipe and tabor stands at right, possibly next to foot of draped bed with canopy (see fol. 38v). Scene in room with wooden ceiling.