Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 1126, fol. 140r, 1350-1360

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Folio 140r 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

Genius's Sermon and Definitive Sentence

Miniature description

Size:

302x217mm

Column miniature

Height: 11 lines

Materials:

Parchment

Gold leaf, red, blue, grey, white, brown

Initials:

Underneath the miniature: Foliate red initial "D" with red, blue, and gold leaf foliates that spring upwards and downwards on the left side of the initial, framing the text and the miniature.

On the right side: Red foliate initial "E," with gold leaf background and a red foliate.

Rubric:

Directly above miniature: "Ci commence genius son sarmon"

Frame:

Simple gold leaf exterior frame, with cornerpieces and a simple inner red frame with white wavy patterns on the right and left sides and a zigzag pattern on the top and bottom. The right sides of the frame also have gold foliate extenders.

Background:

Red, blue, and white diaper pattern (diamond pattern with white and red dots inside).

Placement of miniature:

Directly before Genius gives his definitive sentence

Place of Production of the Miniature:

Paris, France

Date of Production of the Miniature:

1350-1360

Similarities to other images from the corpus:

Gestures and composition:

BNCFCLAD, 153, 232v

BWAM, W. 143, fol 128r

BG, FR178, fol. 143v

PML, MS. 324, fol. 129r

BFMUM, H245, fol. 119r

LBL, MS YT21, fol. 127r

PML, MS. 132, fol. 138v

BNF, MS fr. 12595, fol. 140r

Secondary sources:

Langlois, Ernest. Les manuscrits du Roman de la Rose. Description et classement. Geneva : Slatkine Reprints, 1974, p. 85.

Detailed description

Allegories:

Genius (Bishop) is on the left.

Five members of the court of the God of Love are on the right.

Clothing and other features:

1. Genius (dressed as a bishop)

Long red chasuble
White alb
White mitre

2. Baron #1 (far left)

Red courtepy with red tippets
Red hose
Pink hood
Red and black poulaines
Short blonde hair

3. Lady #2 (middle)

Long grey cotehardie
Red kirtle
Elaborate hairdo with braids surrounding her face

4. Baron #3 (far right)

Long pink gown
Pink hood over head
Belt

5. Baron #4 and #5 (behind) faces only

Left: short blonde hair
Right: grey hood

Gestures:

Genius has his right hand in the air, pointing up, indicating a gesture of speech. His left hand is holding the podium/pulpit.

The members of the court of the God of Love are sitting down, some with their right hand under their chins in a gesture of listening or accepting Genius' words.

Objects:

Genius is standing on a brown wooden pulpit. The inner part is shaped like a trefoil lancet window, probably a reference to a cathedral.