Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Chansonnier provençal
Italy, ca. 1285-1300
MS M.819 fol. 12v

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Three-quarter figure of youthful male wearing fillet, holding rod with right hand and grasping upright of initial A with left hand. Other half of the initial composed of fantastic animal biting right side of initial; legs forming crossbar.
Text of poem by anonymous writer.