[Kopie (Ausschnitt) aus der Handschrift "Hortus deliciarum"]

The artwork presents a medieval feast from an overhead perspective, featuring a central platter with a boar's head, knives, and various bowls of food. Above the table, a servant's hands are shown pouring from a decorative pitcher into a shallow vessel. The lower section details the heavy, rhythmic folds of the hanging tablecloth.

Compiled by Herrad of Landsberg, the 'Hortus deliciarum' was a seminal medieval encyclopedia; as the original manuscript was destroyed in 1870, these 19th-century copies are essential records of its contents. It reflects the medieval effort to synthesize all human knowledge—including natural philosophy, theology, and daily customs—into a single pedagogical framework.