Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Literary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.324 fol. 25v

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Roman de la Rose: Scene, Jealousy reprimanding Welcome -- Personification of Jealousy, wearing draped headdress with wimple, extends hands toward Personification of Welcome with long vair-lined sleeves, raising her hands. Scene against diapered background within frame of miniature decorated with tendrils in left column.
Above miniature, rubric caption of scene, CO(M)MENT IALOUSIE TENSSE A BEL ACUEIL.
Below miniature, initial L decorated with foliate ornament and tendrils in left column, at beginning of text, LORS LA PAR PAROLE ASSAILLY / GARS POUR QUOY AS LE CUER FAILLY / ....