Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Jeu des échecs moralisé
France, probably Paris, between 1350 and 1360
MS G.52 fol. 15v

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Jacobus de Cessolis: Text, Jeu des Échecs, Chapter 7 -- Five helmeted soldiers, all seated astride horses, including the one in front holding raised sword in right hand and shield in left hand, ride behind five men, two turning to look back at the horsemen.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux ornament.