Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Livres du roy Modus et de la royne Racio
France, Lyon, ca. 1465
MS M.820. Fol. 099v

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Livres du Roy Modus et de la Royne Ratio: Scene, King Modus, Queen Ratio and Satan before God -- In left column, man (angel ?) with wings on legs, is flanked by Modus and Ratio, both crowned, gesturing and by devil, horned, with bird claws as hands and feet. God, crossed nimbus, raising right hand, holding tri-partite globe with left hand is seated on bench.
Livres du Roy Modus et de la Royne Ratio: Scene, King Modus, Queen Ratio and Satan before God -- In right column, Ratio and Modus, both crowned, stand at left. Modus, gesturing with both hands, looks up toward God, crossed nimbus, raising right hand in blessing, holding tri-partite globe with left hand, seated on bench. Ratio, gesturing with both hands looks toward devil, horned, with bird claws as hands and feet.Text is from ch. 146 (left column) and ch. 147 (right column) of Livres du Roy Modus et de la Royne Ratio.