Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meung — 14th century
MS. Rawl. C. 537
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meung — 14th century
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 537
Associated place
Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
Date
12th century
14th century
Language
Latin
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
139leaves.
Hands
A somewhat rounded Northern Textualis in dark brown and black ink.
Decoration
Coloured initials in red and black ink present on fols. 65r–68r.
Drawings of leaves, birds, and faces present on fols. 65r–68r.
Simple initials present throughout.
Rubrication present throughout.
Marginal annotations in a variety of hands found on fols. 39v, 45r, 45v, 48r, and 104v.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
“Ce livre est a maistre Robert du Val, presbytere, bacheleur en theol., natif de Rouen.”
“Ce livre me couste la somme de dixhuict livres et... huict deniers, a Paris, 1570.”
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
Guillaume de Lorris; Jean de Meung, Roman de la rose
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 537
Date
14th century
Language
French
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
Guillaume de Lorris; Jean de Meung, Roman de la rose
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Connections
People associated with this object
- maistre Robert du Val, presbytere, bacheleur en theol., natif de Rouen
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Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755
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Guillaume, de Lorris, active 1230
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Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305
