Guillaume de Machaut

The Book of the True Poem (Le Livre dou Voir Dit)

The God of Love presenting a 'royal letter' to a messenger

The God of Love presenting a 'royal letter' to a messenger
Christine de Pizan,'The Book of the Queen', Central (Paris); c. 1410-c. 1414

I am hers, till death us do part,
And, after death, with a pure heart

Guillaume de Machaut, 'The Book of the True Poem - Book IV'


Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV



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