The Virtue of Sapphire

A knight wearing armor and a colorful cape quietly walks his horse through a snowy mountain forest as a group of highwaymen armed with axes and halberds hesitantly hides in wait behind rocks.

Each illustration featured in this book was printed twice: once included in the passage to which it is relevant, embellished with an elaborate border, and once plain, as part of a booklet gathered at the end of the volume, as wasn't uncommon for luxury editions of that time.

The caption reads in the original French: Qui porte le saphir n'aura peur.