Bibliothèque nationale de France Ms fr. 24392, fol. 175r, XVth century

Folio 175r

Detailed Manuscript Information (based on Ernest Langlois, Les manuscrits du Roman de la rose. Description et classement, Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1974, p. 61-62):

Parchment, measure: 330 x 236mm, 216 fols, two rubrics at 38 lines. Beginning of second folio: Que j'oy près d'ileques bruire (or the following verse added at the top margin: Car je ne sceuz ailleurs deduire).

The Roman appears on fols 2-175r, followed by the Testament on fols 177r-206r and the Sept articles de la foi on fols 208r-214r. Fols 1 and 176 are blank, fols 214-216 contain numerous reflexions in verse and prose, in Latin and French on the Roman and the Testament.

Scene depicted

Lover reminds Fair Welcoming of his promise.

Miniature description

Size:

330x236mm

Column picture

Height: 11 lines

Materials and colours:

Parchment

Red, blue, brown, green, grey, light blue, gold leaf

Initials:

Top penwork anthropomorphic inhabited Initial “I”

Starting at line 6, left-hand column, pen-flourished initial “Q” appears below the first rubric. Initial is red with black ink detail.

Below miniature, pen-flourished initial “P.” Initial is red and blue with red ink and black ink detail.

Starting line 7, right-hand column, pen-flourished initial “A” (2 lines) appears below the first rubric. Initial is red with black ink detail.

Starting line 20, right-hand column, pen-flourished initial “V” (2 lines) appears below second rubric. Initial is blue with red ink detail.

Starting line 30, right-hand column, pen-flourished initial “Q” (2 lines) appears below third rubric. Initial is red with black ink detail.

Rubric:

First rubric, left-hand column, line 5 reads: "Comme l'amant s'aprocha du Rosier”

Second rubric, left-hand column, lines 16-17 reads: “Comme l'amant embrassa le Rosier / Et eslocha le bouton”

Frame:

Gilded frame

Background:

Naturalistic background depicts the garden where the rose is enclosed. Rudimentary perspective.

Place of production of miniature:

France (?)

Date of production of miniature:

15th century

Similarities with other images of the corpus:

The general composition of the image is similar to BSG, Ms. 1126, fol. 154v.

Secondary Sources:

Langlois, Ernest. Les manuscripts du Roman de la Rose. Description et classement. Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1974, p. 61-64.

Detailed description

Allegories:

Fair Welcoming on the left

Lover on the center

The Rose on the right

Clothing:

1. Fair Welcoming:

Red skullcap
Red mantle
Floor-length loose fitting blue robe

2. Lover

Red flipped brim cap
Red doublet
Fitted floor-length red pleated robe

Gestures:

Lover embraces and breathes in the scent of the rose. Similarly to BSG, Ms. 1126, fol. fol. 154v, Fair Welcoming looks on as the lover grasps the rosebush with his hands raised at shoulder level.

Objects:

Arched lattice entrance draped with roses

Wooden Lattice work draped with roses

Wall made of stone bricks

Round woven basket

Landscape:

Roses on lattice

Rose bush at center of garden

2 apple trees

grass

sky

Rudimentary perspective