Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 1126, fol. 154v, 1350-1360

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Folio 154v

Detailed manuscript information (based on Ernest Langlois, Les manuscrits du Roman de la rose. Description et classement, Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1974, p. 85):

Parchment, measure: 302x217mm, 155 fols, two columns at 38 lines. Beginning of second folio: Lors de ville ou talant d'aler. The manuscript contains the Roman de la rose. At the end, the following lines have been added:

  • Explicit le Romans de la Rose,
    Ou l'Art d'Amours est toute enclose.
    Nature rit, si com moy semble,
    Quant hic et hec joingnent ensemble.

     

Scene depicted

Lover reminds Fair Welcoming of his promise.

Miniature description
Size:
Column picture.
Height: 9 Lines.
Materials and colors:
Parchment
Gray, red, pink, green, black, blue, white, brown, gold leaf

Initials:
Left-hand column, line 9. Height: 2 lines. Decorated foliate initial “O”. The “O” appears on a gilded background.
Right-hand column, line 19. Height: 2 lines. Decorated foliate initial “Q”. The “Q” appears on a gilded background.

Rubric:
Placed above miniature. Reads: “Com[m]e[n]t lama[n]t cueille la rose”

Frame:
Miniature: Gilded outer frame with blue inner border with white wavy pattern on the left, right and bottom, and white zigzag pattern on top.
Text: Gilded extenders with blue, red and white detail surround both columns of the text, with foliate detail in gold, pink and blue with white detail.

Background:
Diaper pattern background. Square lattice with red squares. Alternating square and circle detail in blue ink.
Similarities with other images from the corpus BNF, Ms. Fr. 24392, fol. 175r.

Place of production of miniature:
France

Date of production of miniature:
1350-1360

Detailed description
Allegories:
Fair Welcoming on the left
Lover on the center
The Rose on the right

Clothing:
1. Fair Welcoming:
  • Blue floor length gown
  • Black girdle
2. Lover:
  • Pink mantle
  • Red long-sleeved courtepy
  • Black girdle
  • Green hose
  • Black and white pouleines
Gestures:
Fair Welcoming's index finger is elevated signifying the gesture of speech. Lover reaches for the rose.
Similarly to BNF, Ms. Fr. 24392, fol. 175r., Fair Welcoming looks on as the Lover grasps the rosebush.

Objects:
Arched doorway

Landscape:
Grass line
Rosebush
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