The Romance of the rose illuminated
Subtitle: manuscripts at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
By: Alcuin Blamires and Gail C. Holian.
Contributors: Holian, Gail C.; National Library of Wales.
Series: Medieval & Renaissance texts & studies ;; v. 223; Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Series) ;; v. 223.
Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Tempe, Ariz
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Guillaume, de Lorris, fl. 1230. -- Manuscripts; Guillaume, de Lorris, fl. 1230. -- Illustrations; National Library of Wales; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Genres: Illustrations.
Description: A central work in medieval culture and modern scholarship, the Romance of the rose was among the most consistently illustrated of medieval secular texts. Consequently, interpretation of the visual evidence has played a significant part in elucidating the poem and its derivatives. This volume reproduces in color, with commentary and full contextual discussion, all the miniatures from five unpublished illuminated manuscripts of Le Roman de la rose in the National Library of Wales.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-137).