Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de Tristan
France, probably Bourges, April 15, 1468
MS M.41 fol. 205v

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Legend, Tristan and Isolde: Tristan, Palamedes and Knight of Green Shield fighting Knights -- At left, of Tristan, Palamedes and Knight of Green Shield, one wears gold armor, two wear black armor, two hold lowered lances with right hands, shields at left shoulders, and one, wearing spurs, raises sword with right hand. All gallop behind large group of mounted knights, one wearing gold armor, carrying lances over shoulders. Scene in landscape with house in background and castle on hill.