The illustration of this manuscript is both integral to its story, forming the initial letter, and a marginal decoration.
All cultures have their own particular understanding of what constitutes gender and sexuality.
In the process of creating these definitions, every culture arrives at an understanding of what is acceptable and what is problematic. From this perspective we have assumed medieval culture also follows this pattern. Furthermore, we have come to understand in our study of medieval cultures that in considerations of gender and sexuality, that which was perceived as problematic became marginal. The categories which were considered problematic in the Middle Ages included prostitution and same-sex relations. In addition, medieval culture problematized the specification of what did and did not constitute marriage.