Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Fables and other poems
France, ca. 1515
MS M.422 fol. 12v

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Fable: Sheep, Stag and Wolf -- Wolf sits facing standing stag, in foreground is sheep. Scene in hilly landscape with city in background. Miniature for Aesop’s Fable of "The Sheep, the Stag and the Wolf." 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.