'Conflict Of The Soul' BnF Ms. Latin 8085, France (Reims ?), 870-899AD folio 57r upper right combat de chasteté et de luxure Chastity fights against lust  PUDICITIA CONTRA LIBIDINEM ARMIS PUGNAT Source: Biblioteque nationale de France Prudentius (born in 348 in northern Spain, died after 405) spent most of his life following worldly pursuits, but later turned to writing, in which he aimed to glorify God and atone for his earlier sins. One of his most popular works is a poem called Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul), which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices. Next: Chastity hits Lust with a stone Back to Chastity & Lust in BnF Ms. Latin 8085 |