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| Keywords: Playing-cards-meliadus-naples-1362.jpg Meliadus or Guiron le Courtois part of the romance also known as Palamedes; also known as Le Roman du Roy Meliadus de Lennoys by Hélie de Boron The manuscript was written with areas left blank for bas-de-page miniatures like this one to be added Hundreds were added to this manuscript at various times and by various artists The present image shows King Meliadus and his followers amusing themselves while in captivity They are playing a 4-handed trick-taking game following suit and piling tricks cross-wise for ease of counting The deck uses the Latin suit-signs coins and staves are shown and the game is being played for money shown on the table Card playing is not mentioned in the text but there is mention of the imprisoned men entertaining themselves Apparently the artist simply imagined the scene as involving the newly introduced and highly portable game of cards The image to the left shows Meliadus talking to King Urien British Library http //www bl uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay aspx ref Add_MS_12228 French-influenced Neopolitan artist for Louis I of Naples Probably late 14th century PD-old-100 Detail of card-playing scene Playing cards Playing cards in art 14th-century illuminated manuscripts | ||||
