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Monday, 29 May 2017

Prise de Defur & others (BNF Fr. 12565)

Coronation of Clarette, f. 257r.

Colloquial name(s): contains Prise de Defur, Voeux du Paon, Restor du Paon & Parfait du Paon
Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 12565

Date: mid-14th C (source - Mandragore)
Origin: Paris, France (source - Mandragore)

Online facsimile available via: Bibliothèque nationale de France Mandragore digital library (enter 'Parfait du Paon' into the 'Rechercher' box at the bottom, then select 'Chercher' before clicking on 'Français 12565')

Monday, 21 November 2016

Les voeux du paon (Morgan MS G.24)

Cassamus upsets a chess game, f. 25v.

Colloquial name(s):
 Les voeux du paon
Official name(s): Pierpoint Morgan Library, MS G.24

Date: c. 1345-50 (source)
Origin: probably Tournai, Belgium (source)

Online facsimile available via: CORSAIR (all illustrations) and the Morgan Library & Museum online collection of Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts (almost all folios)