Tristan slays the dragon

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Dublin Core

Title

Tristan slays the dragon

Subject

Illuminated Manuscripts
Tristan (Romance)

Description

Full page drawing of Tristan in armour on horseback slaying the dragon with his lance, with a magpie on a branch in the foreground.

Creator

Alan of Lille, Isidore

Source

Tristan en prose with interpolations of Lancelot en prose (ff. 141-151)

Date

2nd half of the 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century

Rights

From The British Library: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=58822

Format

JPG, 999x1500 pixels

Language

Latin

Type

Still image

Identifier

IMS-05

Coverage

England or France