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2024 Autumn Symposium: “At the Helm” → BL Harl 4425 133r Jean de Meun Roman de la Rose medieval-scribes_manuscript

BL Harl 4425 133r Jean de Meun Roman de la Rose medieval-scribes_manuscript

Dressed in a long blue garment, the author sits at work on a bench beside a lectern holding an opened book to which he holds a quill pen to page.
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© The British Library, Harley MS 4425, fol. 133r, detail. Roman de la Rose: Portrait of Jean de Meun, author, pauses at the work of writing. Bruges, c. 1490 – c. 1500.

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