▁the ▁scene . ▁ ▁The ▁p enn ants , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁arm our ▁of ▁the ▁Un ic orn ▁and ▁Lion ▁in ▁the ▁t apest ry ▁bear ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁spons or , ▁Jean ▁Le ▁V iste , ▁a ▁powerful ▁no blem an ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁VII . ▁However , ▁a ▁very ▁recent ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁her ald ry ▁appears ▁to ▁l end ▁cred ence ▁to ▁another ▁hypothesis ▁- ▁previously ▁dismiss ed ▁- ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁t apest ry ▁is ▁Antoine ▁II ▁Le ▁V iste ▁( 1 4 7 0 – 1 5 3 4 ), ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁younger ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Le ▁V iste ▁family ▁and ▁an ▁important ▁figure ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Charles ▁VIII , ▁Louis ▁XII ▁and ▁François ▁I . ▁ ▁The ▁t apest ries ▁are ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁m ille - f le urs ▁( mean ing : ▁" th ous and ▁flowers "). ▁ ▁The ▁t apest ries ▁were ▁redis cover ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁by ▁Pro s per ▁M ér im ée ▁in ▁B ouss ac ▁castle ▁( owned ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁sub p ref ect ▁of ▁the ▁Cre use ) ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁damage ▁from ▁their ▁storage ▁conditions . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁the ▁novel ist ▁George ▁Sand ▁saw ▁them ▁and ▁brought ▁public ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁t apest ries ▁in ▁her ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( most ▁not ably ▁in ▁her ▁novel ▁Jean