| Location: | Cologny |
| Library / Collection: | Fondation Martin Bodmer |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. Bodmer 79 |
| Manuscript title: | Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose |
| Caption: | Parchment · IV + 137 + III ff. · 26.3 x 17.6 cm · 1308 |
| Language: | French |
| Manuscript summary: | Guillaume de Loris and Jean de Meung (Meun) are the authors of the Roman de la Rose, one of the masterpieces of medieval courtly literature. In a phantasmagoric and allegorical setting, the lover seeks entry to a locked garden which conceals a rose, the image of his beloved. The second part, written by Jean de Meung, provides a philosophical and moral lesson. This manuscript, written in the 13th century on parchment, contains many golden and gold-accented illustrations and borders as well as initials with blue and red extensions. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-cb-0079 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0079 |
| How to quote: | Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 79: Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0079) |
| Online since: | 06/02/2010 |
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