Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Livre de la chasse
France, Paris, ca. 1406-1407
MS M.1044 fol. 75v

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Scene, Sports and Games: Hunting, Deer -- Of two horsemen, one wears hat and blows hunting horn, and the other wears hat with plumes. Both are astride bridled horses in pursuit of leaping reindeer. In foreground, one of two men wears hat and blows hunting horn. Both hold poles and follow pack of eight dogs in pursuit of the reindeer.
Scene in grassy landscape with trees against decorated background.
Ornament of rinceaux in margins.