Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de Tristan
France, probably Bourges, April 15, 1468
MS M.41 fol. 282r

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Legend, Tristan and Isolde: Lancelot ejected from Grail Chamber -- Lancelot, wearing black and gold armor, sword at waist, spurs, falling backward, hand grasping left (?) leg. At right tall gold tabernacle, flanked by two candle sticks, rests on draped altar in room with architectural decoration on dado surmounted by pseudo-inscription. Lancelot falls through door open to exterior.