Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
France, Rouen, ca. 1525
MS M.948. Fol. 156r

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Roman de la Rose: Scene, Nature at her Forge -- Woman, representing Personification of Nature, right hand raising hammer and left hand holding feet of nude male infant on anvil, stands before forge with fire and hood.
Scene in room with wooden ceiling, with five nude infants (some as half figures), reclining on tiled floor, both male and female.Miniature within architectual frame hung with tassels and with decorative scrollwork.