Universal History

This manuscript was produced in France, in the region between Burgundy and Provence. The universal history narrated in the book goes from the creation of man to the war between Caesar and Pompey. There are two coloured miniature, filling the upper half of the pages, and nine smaller black and white drawings.

In the miniature on folio 171, shown here, which shows the burning of Troy, palaces being consumed by flames stand out in the background while ships are foundering at see and in the foreground a procession of women and children is seen abandoning the city, led by a male figure who presumably represents Aeneas. The miniature is framed by a rich flower border which fills the side and bottom margins. It is the work of Loyset Li�det, an outstanding representative of the Flemish school who worked for the dukes of Burgundy between 1460 and 1478.