Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Chansonnier provençal
Italy, ca. 1285-1300
MS M.819 fol. 108v

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Three-quarter figure of man, grasping cord of fur-lined cloak with right hand and holding rod with left hand in initial A, sides formed by two fantastic animals intertwining their necks at top, with foliate ornament emerging from mouths.
Text of poem by Uc de Saint Circ.