Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
France, Rouen, ca. 1525
MS M.948. Fol. 007v

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Roman de la Rose: Villainy -- Woman, representing Personification of Villainy, inscribed VILLENIE to label, wearing tattered clothes, raises left hand to breast and gathers garment with right hand.
Roman de la Rose: Covetousness -- Woman, representing Personification of Covetousness, inscribed COVVOITISE to label, wearing hat, holds purse with right hand and extends left hand, looking back over right shoulder.Miniature within architectual frame with decorative scrollwork, and sculptural niches enclosing two putti.