1878 Romance of the Rose Guillaume de Lorris Medieval French Poetry Woodcuts

LORRIS, Guillaume de

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“The more a man gazes on what he loves, the more he sets fire to his heart and bastes it with bacon fat.”

― Guillaume de Lorris, The Romance of the Rose

 

The ‘Roman de la Rose’ is a famous 13th-century Medieval French poem written as an allegorical dream sequence. It was written by Guillaume de Lorris who sought to express the feelings of romantic love, sexuality, and chivalry.  Thought to be the most widely read book other than the Bible in the 13th– and 14th-centuries, it was highly influential on other authors including notably Geoffrey Chaucer.

 

This late 19th-century edition was published in Paris printed in the style of 15th-century Jehan Dupre versions, complete with numerous woodcuts throughout many of which repeat.

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1878 Romance of the Rose Guillaume de Lorris Medieval French Poetry Woodcuts

 

“The more a man gazes on what he loves, the more he sets fire to his heart and bastes it with bacon fat.”

― Guillaume de Lorris, The Romance of the Rose

 

The ‘Roman de la Rose’ is a famous 13th-century Medieval French poem written as an allegorical dream sequence. It was written by Guillaume de Lorris who sought to express the feelings of romantic love, sexuality, and chivalry.  Thought to be the most widely read book other than the Bible in the 13th– and 14th-centuries, it was highly influential on other authors including notably Geoffrey Chaucer.

 

This late 19th-century edition was published in Paris printed in the style of 15th-century Jehan Dupre versions, complete with numerous woodcuts throughout many of which repeat.

 

Item number: #4002

Price: $550

 

LORRIS, Guillaume de

 

Le rommant de la rose.

 

Paris : Delarue, 1878.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Language: French
  • Binding: secure
  • Size: ~12in X 10in (30.5cm x 25cm)

 

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4002

Category

Literature

Authors

LORRIS, Guillaume de

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

French

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete