Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Poésies
Northeastern France, 1425-1430
MS M.396. Fol. 084v

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Miniature, left column:
Guillaume de Machaut, Dit du Lyon: Scene, Lady and Lion meeting Lover -- Lady, wearing butterfly headdress, seated on cushion, with left hand on head of lion reclining at her knees, on other shore of river beside tree is seated Lover, right hand raised and with hat draped over left shoulder.Lady, wearing butterfly headdress, seated on cushion, with left hand on head of lion reclining at her knees, on other shore of river beside tree is Lover, right hand raised and with hat draped over left shoulder.