Detail of Anne of Brittany and her court

Poetic Epistle of Anne of Brittany and Louis XII. Illuminated by Bourdichon. F. 58v: Illustration to Epistle 5. Early 16th century.

"The messengers stand at the door ready to take the letter which Anne is folding seated at her desk 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 #248, Page #176. Confidential Concepts. ISBN 1904310478.