Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Jeu des échecs moralisé
France, probably Paris, between 1350 and 1360
MS G.52 fol. 42v

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Jacobus de Cessolis: Text, Jeu des Échecs, Chapter 14 -- Two men hold head of horse, holding in its teeth left arm of shorter man. Building in background.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux ornament.