Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Register of the Capitouls of Toulouse elected to the King’s Council at the assemblies of 1371 and 1372
France, Toulouse, 1375-1400
MS M.717 fol. 1v

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Twelve capitouls of Toulouse, each wearing parti-colored robe, sit gesturing. Above are six architectural canopies, surmounted by twelve heraldic escutcheons. Diaper pattern background.
Initial A, filled with foliate ornament and with marginal extenders. Textblock framed with bands of geometric ornament, with quatrefoils at corners.