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The Douce Roman de la Rose in the Bodlein Library is one of the richest illuminated #manuscripts of the medieval bestseller. It was commissioned by Louise of Savoy (1476–1531), who at the time of its creation was still Countess of Angoulême, and was decorated by Robinet Testard (fl. 1475–1531) with a total of 127 expressive, narrative #miniatures and dozens of golden decorated #initials. The Romance of the Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris around 1235 and completed by Jean de Meung in Paris around 1280, was one of the most widely read works in France until the #Renaissance. It was not only the use of the first-person perspective that was groundbreaking, but also the allegorical figures and the presentation of the entire narration in the form of a dream. At the same time, however, the Old French work was already highly controversial in the 13th century: while some were disturbed by the uncommonly sensual language and erotic motifs, others criticized the misogyny it manifested – among them for example Christine de Pizan (1364–1429).

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