Courtly love in medieval manuscripts
Courtly love
Love in art
Iconography
Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Medieval Literature
Medieval Civilization
Themes, motives
Love
History and criticism
"Widely popular in Europe throughout the Middle Ages, the phenomenon of courtly love is said to have had its origins with the troubadours of the eleventh century. In its true sense it referred to a stylised and idealistic relationship between a knight and his lady, which was motivated by the aims of…
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