Caption:
Jean de Meung, French author best known for his continuation of the Roman de la Rose, c.1240-1305. In cap, fur-trim robe, green belt, pointed shoes, holding a book. Jean de Meun, Ecrivain celebre sous le regne de Philippe le Bel. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.