Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex 2592, fol. 146r, 1350-1400 | MARGOT

Detailed manuscript information (based on Alfred Kuhn, "Die Illustration des Rosenromans" Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen des allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses. 31.1 (1912): 1-66.

Parchment, measure: 300x212, two columns at 40 lines. Beginning of second folio: Mon vis refraichi et lave. The manuscript contains the Roman de la rose on fols 1-147, and Jean de Meun's Testament on fols 148r-175v.

Scene depicted

Lover seizes the rosebush.

Miniature description

Size:

Column picture.

Height: 10 lines.

Material and colors:

Parchment

Red, blue, white, green, gold leaf

Frame:

Miniature: Gilded outer frame with red and white inner border. Gilded foliate extends from right side of miniature. With gilded “sperm” on the right side of the miniature.

Text:

Gilded border with blue white detail on left side of column, with foliate detail in gold and red with white detail. With gilded “sperm” on left side of border.

Background:

Gilded filigree pattern on red background.

Place of production of miniature:

France

Date of production of miniature:

1350-1400

Similarities with other images from the corpus:

BSG, Ms. 1126, fol. 154v, BNF, Ms. Fr. 24392, fol. 175r. Despite the fact that in theses cases Fair Welcome is located on the left, the composition of the Lover and the rosebush is very similar.

Detailed description

Allegories:

Lover on the center

The Rose on the right

Clothing:

1. Lover:

Red kirtle
Blue tunic
Blue chaperon with white lining and white stripe detail
Black and white pouleines

Gestures:

Lover reaches for the rose

Landscape:

Rosebush: roses white and blue with yellow center

Grass mound

Ex-libris

In 1720, the purchase of this manuscript was ordered by Karl VI.
In the Geschichte der kfönigkaiserlichen Hofbibliothek, Fr. Edler von Mosel states that an entire collection of 251 manuscripts was acquired in addition to 6731 printed works plus 56 printed works with handwritten commentary. The Roman de la rose is described as follows: Le Roman de la rose, avec le codicile de maistre Jehan de Meun. Ein Manuskript aus dem vierzehnten Jahrhundert auf Velin in Fol., mit goldenen Initialen und einer Menge eben so schön ausgeführter als wohlerhaltener Miniaturen. In rohtem Maroquin mit Goldschnitt. (Vienna, 1835, 103).