Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Grandes chroniques de France
Northern France, 1410-1412
MS M.536 fol. 71r

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Grandes chroniques de France, Book V, Chapter 25.
Hunald of Aquitaine: Scene, Surrender of Loches -- King, possibly Pepin the Short, wearing armor and holding shield, rides bridled horse with group of soldiers with lances toward castle of Loches, from which walks Hunald of Aquitaine, wearing heraldic garment with lion rampant and holding blade of sword in right hand.
Scene against patterned background within gold frame.