Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Fables and other poems
France, ca. 1515
MS M.422 fol. 10v

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Fable: Wolf, Fox and Monkey -- Wolf, opening its mouth, and fox, both seated, flank throne on which is seated monkey. Scene in hilly landscape. Miniature for Aesop’s Fable of "The Wolf, the Fox and the Monkey." Miniature framed by circular wreath with four ribbons and medallions, each medallion decorated with pair of wings as emblem of Louise of Savoy. Text summary in French verse is on facing page, within similar frame.