Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 088v-089r

Lefthand side folio 088v and righthand side folio 089r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant

Miniatures on the left folio 088v




Gallus (cock)




See these miniatures on the website of the KB: Gallus (haan)

Miniatures on the right folio 089r




Gallina (hen)




See these miniatures on the website of the KB: Gallina (hen)

"Der naturen bloeme" is a Middle Dutch poem written by Jacob van Maerlant, a 13th-century poet and writer. The poem is part of the "Naturen Bloeme" cycle, a collection of allegorical poems that focus on the nature of creation and the cycles of the seasons. The poems were written in a courtly style.