Bibliothèque nationale de France Ms fr. 12595, fol. 140r, XVth century | MARGOT

Detailed manuscript information (based on Ernest Langlois, Les manuscrits du Roman de la rose. Description et classement, Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1974, p. 48-49).

Parchment, measure: 325x231mm, 200 fols numbered by a rubricator, at two columns, 37 lines. Beginning of second folio: D'un aiguillier mignot et gent. Binding with Napoleon's coat of arms. The Roman appears on fols 1-157r, followed by the Testament on fols 158r-167v. Fol. 168 is left blank followed by the Sept articles de la foi on fols 169r-200r and the Codicille on fol. 200r-v.

Scene depicted

Genius's Sermon and Definitive Sentence

Miniature description

Size:

325x231 mm
Column miniature
Height: 12 lines

Materials:

Parchment

Gold leaf, red, green, pink, blue, brown, white

Rubric:

Directly below miniature: "Le sermon Genius"

Frame:

Simple gold leaf exterior frame with white inner frame. Gold leaf foliate extenders are on the left, bottom, and right sides. Small "sperm" float around the frame between the foliate extenders.

Background:

Red, blue, and white diaper pattern (checkerboard and lozenges)

Landscape:

Strip of green grass underneath Genius and the barons

Placement of miniature:

Directly before Genius gives his definitive sentence

Place of Production of the Miniature:

Paris, France

Date of Production of the Miniature:

1400-1500

Similarities to other images from the corpus:

Gestures and composition:

BNCFCLAD, 153, 232v
BWAM, W. 143, fol 128r
BSG, Ms. 1126, fol 140r
BG, FR178, fol. 143v
PML, MS. 324, fol. 129r
BFMUM, H245, fol. 119r
LBL, MS YT21, fol. 127r
PML, MS. 132, fol. 138v

Secondary sources:

Langlois, Ernest. Les manuscrits du Roman de la Rose. Description et classement. Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1974, p. 48-49.

Detailed description

Allegories:

God of Love on the left

Genius on the right

Clothing and other features:

1. God of Love

Red houppeland with fur-lined long sleeves and a high collar with white ruffles
Gold crown
Red and blue wings

2. Genius

Red kirtle
White alb
Probably a blue habit over the shoulders
Tonsured head

Gestures:

The God of Love is holding a mitre in his left hand and a golden crozier and plate in his right hand, offering them to Genius. Genius is looking back at the God of Love and accepting the objects.

Objects:

A large gold crozier

A white and gold mitre

Green piece of fabric, holding a golden plate

Ex-libris

On last flyleaf: Ce livre est au duc de Berry. Jehan
Following the Roman, several ex-libris have been erased and are illegible.