On this first summer #MondayManuscript thread of mine, I'd like to kick this off with the research of medieval tournament illuminations, as to illustrate my @askhistorians contribution on the topic. ⬇️
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First stop at the @BDLSS with the wonderful Douce 308 which contains Jacques Bretel's "Tournoy de Chauvency".
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It opens as an allegoric dialogue with hunting tips and their spiritual exegeses. Did I get lost on the web or what?
![KBR, MS 10218-19, King Modus and Queen Ratio](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRfJ5zWoAcq952.jpg)
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In a manuscript of the Romance of Alexander, you do find this super cute marginalia ❤️
~ Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 101v
![Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, Knights Jousting](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRmfvxXYAQZ6P7.png)
![Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, Knights Jousting](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRmXawXsAUgJy8.png)
![Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, Knights Jousting](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRmXa5WoAMg1ZR.jpg)
![Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, Knights Jousting](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRmXazXQAMsqsF.jpg)
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![Codex Manesse](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRpBEmWoAIGCT9.jpg)
~ f. 158r, 256v
![Codex Manesse, love scene](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRwFjxXgAENf4L.png)
![Codex Manesse, love scene](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRwFjyXgAAXVUK.png)
~ f. 69r, 249v
![Codex Manesse, love, falcon](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRxIGuWkAEYNUK.png)
![Codex Manesse, love, falcon](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRxIG1WkAYn9pK.png)
Like this one from @GallicaBnF!
~ Paris, BnF, fr. 2643, f. 174r
![Gallica, Jean Froissart, fr. 2643, marginalia](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcRyy4pWkAAdmJe.jpg)
~ f. 5r
![Digital Bodleian, Douce 308, children playing knights](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcR0EIZXYAEG9Qy.jpg)
![Digital Bodleian, Douce 308, children playing knights](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcR0Fj3XQAI7SC_.jpg)
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I'd like to pause and thank all the wonderful people who stopped by and liked this thread already!
@StuartKells @Ayurvedable @elrambo @commish24 @Ancient0History @willianpbusch @DemiClemi @surly_nz @wyrdwritere
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Here is the first one: fr. 2693, f. 46v
![Gallica, René d’Anjou, Traité Devis Tournois, fr. 2693](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcR9q57WkAQOgiI.jpg)
In the meantime, take care of yourself!
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