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Vers d'amour
Les questions problematiques d'amours, nouvellement traduictes de prose en rigme
Marion, Jehan
1550
France--Central France
Nevers
46° 59′ 36″ N, 3° 09′ 26″ E
Manuscript book
Middle French, 1400-1600
Poetry
Fol. 36r-37r, 37r, 78r-81v of 102 leaves, bound: paper, 11.8 x 16.2 cm
"Civilité" hand
Pen-flourished initials
Art and Culture
Love poetry, French Epistolary poetry Love letters in literature
The word "cuer" is replaced by the symbol of a heart throughout the book; To hear a portion of this document read aloud, click here
The Newberry Library
Newberry VAULT Case MS 5061
Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, comte de, 1692-1765, former owner Blanchemain, Prosper, 1816-1879, former owner
Intermediate
1550-1599