The Author with the Virtues, (Whole folio) Opening page of a treatise on the Virtues. The author seated at table with an open book, with the four Cardinal Virtues, in female form, standing beside him: Justice holding a sword and scales, Fortitude holding a mirror, with Prudence and Temperance. Tex; borders with foliate decoration Image taken from La Fleur des Histoires. Originally published in France; circa 1467.