1. Royal MS 20 A XVII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 20 A XVII
- Title:
- Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose; Thomas de Bailleul, la Bataille d'Annezin
- Scope & Content:
- The Roman de la Rose was begun by Guillaume de Lorris between 1225 and 1245 and was continued between 1269-1278 by Jean de Meun. It is around 20,000 octosyllabic lines of French verse narrating the dream of a young lover, in which his long quest for the object of his desire ends when he breaches the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- French
- Date Range:
- c1340-1350
- Extent:
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A parchment codex
