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GODS AND MYTHS

Midas / Judgement of Midas / Apollo, Pan and Midas only / Midas with ass's ears

LITERATURE

Modern / Pizan, Christine de / Epistre Othéa / Cycles / London, British Library, Harley MS 4431 (early 15th century)
Modern / Pizan, Christine de / Epistre Othéa / cap. 26 (Judgement of Midas)

SOCIAL LIFE

Music / Musical instruments / String / Plucked / Harp
Music / Musical instruments / Wind / Wood / Pan pipes

Further details

Midas arbitrating between Apollo and Pan as example of bad judgement or Stultitia

Artist or creator

Master of the Cité des Dames (active c1405-1415) (and workshop)

Date

1410 - 1414

Location

London, British Library, Harley MS 4431

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

Pizan, Christine de. 'Collected works' ('The Book of the Queen'), vol.I. Folio: 108r.

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Web resources

British Library (digitised version)

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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