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Roman de la Rose

Author Guillaume de Lorris French
Author Jean de Meun French
1340
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 02
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Roman de la Rose
  • Author:
    Guillaume de Lorris (French, born Lorris, died ca. 1235)
  • Author:
    Jean de Meun (French, Meung-sur-Loire ca. 1250–ca. 1305 Paris)
  • Artist:
    Jeanne de Montbaston (French, 1300–1400)
  • Date:
    1340
  • Culture:
    French
  • Medium:
    Tempera and ink on parchment
  • Dimensions:
    8 1/4 × 11 13/16 in. (21 × 30 cm)
  • Classification:
    Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line:
    The Morgan Library & Museum, New York. Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912, MS M.503
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters