Hof der Liebe (französische Miniatur, 14. Jh.), Holzschnitt, erschienen 1895 - Stock-Grafiken

A Court of Love in Provence: The King of Love (right) settles the dispute between two lovers. On the left, a troubadour reads a song to his lady. The object of the Court of Love was to legislate on all questions regarding love, to settle disputes between lovers, to pass sentence on any lover who was in the wrong, and generally to establish a system of jurisprudence, which would be useful in solving problems which might arise between lovers, thus leaving the tribunals only as a last resort. Facsimile (wood engraving) of a miniature painting from a 14th century manuscriptl in the National Library of France, Paris,, published in 1895.