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Click to view high resolution image Title: St. Clotild Presents the Fleur-de-Lis to Clovis Creator: Bedford Master, miniaturist Description: In this rare version of the Clovis tale, also found in John Lydgate's Mumming at Windsor, God sends an angel to a hermit to give him a blue cloth bearing three fleur-de-lis. The hermit in turn gives the cloth to Clotild who is accompanied by her attendants. In the foreground, the cloth has been crafted into a shield which Clotild presents to Clovis. Source: WikiMedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Books of Hours Clotild, Wife of Clovis, King of the Franks Clovis, King of the Franks Fleur-de-Lis Heraldry Ladies-in-Waiting Shields Geographic Area: France Century: 15 Date: ca. 1423 Related Work: Bedford Hours Current Location: London, British Library, Add. Ms 18850, fol. 288v Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital Images; Manuscript Illuminations Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment) Donor: Layman; John, Duke of Bedford Height/Width/Length(cm): 363mm/185mm/ Inscription: Related Resources: Spencer, Eleanor P. "The Master of the Duke of Bedford: The Bedford Hours." Burlington Magazine 107,751 (1965): 495-502.

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