Image of Walled garden of Sir Mirth, from 'Le Roman de le by French School, (15th century)

Walled garden of Sir Mirth, from 'Le Roman de le Rose, c.1400 (vellum)

IMAGE number: BL3261960
Image title: Walled garden of Sir Mirth, from 'Le Roman de le Rose, c.1400 (vellum)
Artist: French School, (15th century) / French
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: illumination
Date: c. 1400 AD (C14th AD)

Image description: Le Roman de la Rose Author: Meun, Jean de; Lorris, Guillaume de / France; circa 1400 Language: French Source/Shelfmark: Egerton 1069, f.1 [Whole folio] The author is invited into the walled garden of Sir Mirth, containing the fountain of Narcissus, by a beautiful young lady called Idleness. On the walls are representations of Covetousness, Avarice, Envy, and Sorrow, alluding to the unpleasant reality of the outside world. Below, a figure asleep in bed.Text beginning with decorated initial 'M'. Decorated borders Image taken from Le Roman de la Rose. Originally published/produced in France; circa 1400.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 15th century / sadness / feeling / writer / illumination (manuscript) / fountain / bed / furniture / garden / written language / sadness / young / lady / initial / ruling class / idleness / social role / architectural element / text / open space / sorrow / gentlemen / narcissus / social class / class system / avarice

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