Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Fables and other poems
France, ca. 1515
MS M.422 fol. 13v

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Fable: Ass and Master -- Bridled ass with sack tied to back, departs to right, in hilly landscape with city in background. Miniature for Aesop’s Fable of "The Donkey and his Masters." 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.