Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
France, Paris, between 1340 and 1350
MS M.48 fol. 142v

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Roman de la Rose: Scene, Pygmalion making Image -- Pygmalion, wearing tunic, with chisel carves statue of recumbent woman, eyes closed, on table.
Scene against diapered background within pink and blue frame of miniature decorated with foliate tendrils on two sides.
Above miniature, rubric caption of scene, CI CO(M)MENCE HISTOIRE DE PYMALION ET DE SON YMAGE.
Below miniature, champide initial P of Pymalion decorated with foliate ornament and tendrils, at beginning of text, PYMALION TU ENTAILLIERRES / PORTRAIANS EN FUST ET E(N) PIERRES.