Royal 16 G VI f.64; Les Grandes chroniques de France; Witches burnt; after 1332, before 1350; The British Library

Royal 16 G VI f.64; Les Grandes chroniques de France; Witches burnt; after 1332, before 1350;  The British Library

Mahiet (French illuminator 14th century) and the Master of the Cambrai Missa (French illuminator 14th century); Les Grandes chroniques de France; Detail of a miniature of witches being burnt and tortured, Mummolus hanged, and Fredegunda melting her child’s plate, at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 3; France, Central (Paris); after 1332, before 1350; miniatures in colours and gold; 390 x 280 (255 x 190); With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.; Parchment codex miniature in colours and gold; 90 x 280 mm (255 x 190 mm); The British Library

Europeana Collections/The British Library