
This is a black and white medieval illustration depicting a hunting scene in a mountainous landscape. The image is framed by a decorative border. The scene is filled with activity. Several hunters on horseback and on foot are pursuing animals, specifically ibex and chamois, in a rugged, rocky terrain. The animals are scattered throughout the landscape, some being chased by hunters and dogs. The mountains are depicted with jagged peaks and sparse trees. The style is characteristic of medieval manuscript illumination, with detailed figures and a focus on narrative. Below the illustration is text in an old-style font, identifying the scene as a depiction of hunting ibex and chamois in the Pyrenees mountains during the first half of the fifteenth century. The caption reads: “FIG. 11. HUNTING THE “BOUC SAUAGE” OR IBEX, AND THE “BOUC YSARUS” OR CHAMOIS IN THE PYRENEES, WHERE THEY WERE THEN PLENTIFUL. FROM GASTON DE FOIX’S MS. FIRST HALF OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. See Page 28.”