Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
Belgium, possibly Tournai, ca. 1390
MS G.32 fol. 105v

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Miniature in left column:
1) Roman de la Rose: Scene, Pity encountering Danger -- Personification of Pity, as warrior wearing helmet and mail chain, partly kneeling, raises sword with right hand and shield (in shape of "misericord") with left hand above her head, before castle, in which are hooded male Personification of Danger heaving club with both hands above the shield of Pity, and two helmeted soldiers, one armed with sword.
Scene against gold diapered background, within frame decorated with four tendrils of trefoil leaves.
Miniature at beginning of text, EN LIEU D’ESPEE EN TRESTOUS TERMES / DECOUROUV DE PLEURS ET DE LERMES / ...
Miniature in right column:
2) Roman de la Rose: Scene, Pity encountering Shame -- Personification of Pity, as warrior wearing helmet and mail chain, raises sword with right hand and shield with left hand, before castle, in which are Personification of Shame, as warrior wearing helmet, raising scimitar, and hooded male Personification of Danger holding club.
Scene against diapered background, within frame decorated with four tendrils of trefoil leaves.
Miniature below text, VOUS EN GERRES ANCUI PAR TERRE / MAR EMPREISTES CESTE GUERRE / ... (Roman de la Rose, ed. Lecoy, v. 15429).
The next folio containing the following couplet of lines 15431-15432 is missing, for folio 106r begins with line 15563, SEURTES OT L’ESPEE DURE ... (Roman de la Rose, ed. Lecoy).