Detail of Anne of Brittany and her court

Poetic Epistle of Anne of Brittany and Louis XII. Illuminated by Bourdichon. F. 40v: Illustration to Epistle 3. Early 16th century.

"Anne gives the messengers a letter to her husband in the presence of her court. The windows are decorated with the royal arms." pg 172.

Image from the book Western European Illuminated Manuscripts 8th to 16th Centuries by Tamara Voronova and Andrei Sterligov (2003). Image #246, Page #174. Confidential Concepts. ISBN 1904310478.