Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Der Wälsche Gast
Germany, Trier, ca. 1380
MS G.54 fol. 38v

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Thomasin von Zerclaere: Text, Der Wälsche Gast, Book 05.05 -- Man, possibly personification of Worthlessness, wearing hat, with scrolls inscribed DIE BOZSHEIT and RECHET MICH EYN YME MYNE DIESTLUDE (sic), sits on bench and gestures to three men, wearing hoods, with scrolls inscribed RU WENET ER WAL DIM, SIHESTU WAZ ER DUT, and SEHESTIR WAZ ER DUT (sic), all turning to look at man, possibly personfication of Worthiness, with scroll inscribed DER FROME MAN, pinned to ground with pitchfork (?) held by man, with scrolls inscribed DER VOSEWICHT and DU MUST DOIT LIGEN. He turns to look at birds flocking around the handle of the pictchfork (?), including one perching on it.