Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is a scene from a fifteenth century history of Troy. One of the treasures of the New York Public Library, it is packed with details from Classical history, but the architecture in the illustrations is pure Gothic.

Image source: Spencer Collection MS 041, New York Public Library. Image believed to be in the public domain.

• 3 months ago

• medieval art
• middle ages
• illuminated manuscripts

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