Mirour de l'Omme
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Mirour de l'Omme, which has the Latin title Speculum Meditantis, is an Anglo-Norman poem of 29,945 lines written in iambic octosyllables by John Gower. Gower's major theme is man's salvation. Internal
Detail from tomb of John Gower in Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England. The head of the effigy rests on three books. Gower wrote Vox Clamantis in Latin, Speculum Meditantis in French and Confessio Amantis in English. Photographed by Karen Townsend in 2006.
Anglo-Norman language
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Anglo-Norman, also known as Anglo-Norman French, Insular French, and part of the French of England was a dialect of Old Norman that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, other places in Great B
Manuscript miniature of the coronation of Henry III, accompanied by a short account of his reign in Anglo-Norman prose
