Chapter 19 FRENCH ILLUMINATION FROM THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY TO THE RENAISSANCE

Ivy-leaf and chequered backgrounds-Occasional introduction of plain burnished gold-Reign of Charles VI. of France-The Dukes of Orleans, Berry, and Burgundy; their prodigality and fine taste for MSS.-Christine de Pisan and her works-Description of her "Mutation of Fortune" in the Paris Library-The "Roman de la Rose" and "Cité des Dames"-Details of t

            
            

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