Illustration
Miniature of King Arthur, holding a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Virgin and Child.
14th-century CE manuscript from England.
Peter of Langtoft and others: Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end
British Library
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