Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
France, Rouen, ca. 1525
MS M.948. Fol. 136r

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Roman de la Rose: Scene, Monk repenting -- Tonsured monk, wearing monk's habit, sits on bench with arms crossed on breast; at his feet, cat pursuing mouse.
Scene in room with arcade and tiled floor, bird in cage suspended in background. At far right through arched portal, dog pursuing rabbit and pair of horses running in landscape, ship on water amid heads of large fish and buildings in distance.