Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Poésies
Northeastern France, 1425-1430
MS M.396. Fol. 096r

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Guillaume de Machaut, Confort d'Ami: Scene, Helen embarking on Ship for Troy -- Helen, wearing butterfly headdress, climbs ladder propped on side of ship, extending left hand to lowered hands of one of six soldiers, wearing full armor, all on board and Paris at hull of the ship, holding oar.
Illustration of Guillaume de Machaut, Confort d'Ami.