Louis XII and his court

Poetic Epistle of Anne of Brittany and Louis XII. Illuminated by Bourdichon. F. 1v: Illustration to Epistle 7. Early 16th century.

"Enthroned on a chair covered with fabric embroidered with fleurs-de-lis, Louis XII is dictating a reply to Hector of Troy. The messenger ready to deliver the epistle to Elysium, is shown in the foreground." pg 174

Image from the book Western European Illuminated Manuscripts 8th to 16th Centuries by Tamara Voronova and Andrei Sterligov (2003). Image #249, Page #177. Confidential Concepts. ISBN 1904310478.