This example shows the elaborate initials found throughout the cancioniero. Most are in black ink, like the one on the left. Some, however, are in red, as is the one on the right. The miniature scene at the bottom right margin is one of the few in the codex that does not stretch the entire length of the margin.

The detailed miniature of a boating party accompanies the chanson “En lombre dung buissonet tout a loing dune riviere” (“In the shade of a grove along a river”). The text presents a dialogue between a young man and a shepherdess, and the image reflects the idyllic, pastoral scene of that exchange.

This slightly surreal image of disembodied eyes weeping into a golden well represents the sentiment of the chanson “Le grand doiel” (“The great grief”). One of only four works unique to this manuscript, this song describes the “great grief” of a lovelorn young man.

While elaborately detailed initials are common to manuscripts of the time, the initial in this example is notable for the type of detail it contains: delicately drawn faces look out to the left and right. The miniature on this page shows a young man lying on a bed, gazing into the distance with a mournful expression on his face. The chanson, appropriately, is a courtly love lament that includes the text “I am sorry that I am not dead.”

The last song in the codex is the Flemish song “Myn hert heeft altijt verlanghen” (“My heart has always longed”). Because the codex is missing a folio, a portion of this song is missing as well. However, we are still treated to lovely images of flowers, and a caterpillar and butterfly also adorn this final page. In addition, this example shows the use of the pictogram ♡ to replace the word “heart” in the text of the song.