The Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, written in the 15th cent.
Beg. 'Maintes gens dient': ends 'je mesueille': then follow after the space of a line 28 (not 24) more lines, beg. 'Et puis que je fu esueillie', end 'Pour ce quil ont voir descouuert.' At fol. 168 follows the Testament of Jean de Meung, beg. 'Li Perez & li Filz', ends, on the recto of a page, 'Cuer rent a Dieu lez amez, cuer rent a D[ieu] lez corps' (p. 77 of vol. iv. of Meon's edition). On the verso is only 'Cest present liure nomme le Roman de la Rose ou lart damour . est tout enclose appartient . a honnorable homme Gieuffroy . Wut**on ainsi se nomme escuier. grenetier du Mayne. prions la Vierge ...' (end of 15th cent. ?).
The binding bears the arms of Maria Augusta von Sulzbach, wife of Karl Philip Theodor von Sulzbach (she d. about A.D. 1765).
Dates
- Creation: written in the 15th cent.
Extent
178 leaves, in double columns
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 188
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21762
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with many miniatures in the text
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 11 7/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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