Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
France, Rouen, ca. 1525
MS M.948. Fol. 008r

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Roman de la Rose: Avarice -- Woman, representing Personification of Avarice, inscribed AVARICE to label, wearing tattered clothes and apron, pulls on ties of pouch with both hands, looking over left shoulder, beside pole slund with garment.
Roman de la Rose: Envy -- Woman, representing Personification of Envy, inscribed ENVIE to label, wearing headdress, crosses arms on breast, looks over right shoulder and stands on back of dog.Miniature within architectual frame with decorative scrollwork.