Roman de la Rose (Bodl. MS Selden Supra 57)

Nature provides L'Amans with a pilgrim's staff and purse, f. 145v.

Colloquial name(s): Roman de la Rose

Official name(s): Great Britain, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Selden Supra 57 - formerly classified as Selden ms. 3445

Date: 1348 (source)

Origin: Paris, France (source)

Online facsimile available via: Roman de la Rose Digital Library

This is one of numerous extant copies of Guillaume de Lorris' book Roman de la Rose (source). It appears to have been copied by a single scribe, although there are some erasures and corrections in a different hand (source). There are 55 miniatures throughout the book, alhtough some have been defaced (source).

Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the Roman de la Rose Digital Library along with the facsimile - just select 'illustration description' from the dropdown menu above the image.