Guillaume, de Lorris (S. XII/XIII)
Guillaume de Loris and Jean de Meung (Meun) are the authors of the Roman de la Rose, one of the masterpieces of medieval courtly literature. In a phantasmagoric and allegorical setting, the lover seeks entry to a locked garden which conceals a rose, the image of his beloved. The second part, written by Jean de Meung, provides a philosophical and moral lesson. This manuscript, written on parchment in the 14th century, contains many golden and gold-accented illustrations and borders as well as initials with blue and red extensions.
Online Since: 06/02/2010
- Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Guillaume, de Lorris (Author) | Jean, de Meung (Author) | Suchtelen, Johann Peter von (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
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The Roman de la Rose is a poetic work of approximately 22,000 octosyllabic verses. The first part of this allegorial romance (over 4,000 verses) was written by Guillaume de Lorris in about 1230, and it was completed by Jean de Meun some forty years later. Although the work was originally conceived as a courtly tale, the second part disgresses on a wide variety of themes and expressly criticizes the myth of the rose according to Guillaume de Lorris. The Testament is a poem consisting of 544 four-line alexandrine monorhyme stanzas expounding the spiritual development of Jean de Meun.
Online Since: 06/22/2010
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- Guillaume, de Lorris (Author) | Jean, de Berry (Former possessor) | Jean, de Meung (Author) | Lullin, Ami (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
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- Guillaume, de Lorris (Author) | Jean, de Berry (Former possessor) | Jean, de Meung (Author) | Lullin, Ami (Former possessor) Found in: Additional description
This codex dates to the first half of the 14th century and contains a copy of Roman de la Rose, an Old French allegorical dream vision by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun composed in the 13th century. This copy, which is one of more than 300 that survive in full or in part, is heavily annotated and shows evidence of extensive use by several different readers.
Online Since: 01/21/2011
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