Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

La vérité à la place des ombres
France, Paris, 1679
MS M.21 fol. 82r

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Below a quatrain framed by gold scrolls and a garland of flowers, a medallion containing a burning sacrificial victim on an altar within a landscape, is framed by Ionic columns, garlands of flowers, hanging lamps, and incense burners. Below are verses on a plaque on a marble plinth.