Love and Honor

 

By Margaret Ann Zaho, PhD,

Visiting Instructor, UCF Art Department

Both books reflect the courtly opulence and splendor reserved for nobility and Kings. King Rene’s Tournament book was actually written by King Rene of Anjou (1409 -1480) while the Romance of the Rose was produced specifically for King Francis I of France (1494-1597).

Romance of the Rose

                                                                                  

 

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