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Dr Eichenberger
Bein wil Am See
Aug. '96
SF135 = $112.50
Lorris, Guillaume de (13th C0
Roman de la Rose
Paris: Antoine Verard [n.d.] about 1500. 4^0.
Ref: Goff R-314 Macf 185 Bourdillon (p. 47) H
Morg (B) 553 Brunet III, 1173 Cop. 5155
Cop: NYPL(S), PML, B.M. [c.34 g. I] Bib. Nat. biii
Macf. [1505?] 150 unnumbered leaves, sig. 1-z^6, z^6, 4^6
2 col. 41 lines [Codicille + Testament] 42 unnumbered
leaves, sig a-g^6.
[a^1,a] Le romant de la rose / Codicille 7 testament
de maistre Jeha de Meun: Nounellement
Imprime a Paris//
A large number of small cuts in a peculiar style,
evidently designed fro the ext of Roman de la Rose:
e.g. on (b^6 a) No. 40. There are also a few cuts not
belonging to the set, eg. on (g^2 b) of the Codicille,
No. 21. Small grotesque initials.

Bourdillon H. The illust. are 88 in number, 3 used twice,
making 85 separate cuts. WIth the exception of 3
which are extraneous, the cuts are imitated directly
from the 2nd Lyons series, as found in Du Pres ed.
Goff R-310 - Folio IV, on which - and not on Berardis Folio No. V -
this ed. is based. Goff R-311

-This ed. contatins the interpolation, Et mesment, etc.
- The 2nd portion of the book contains 42 leaves, with
separate sig. a-g^6, the 1st beign a^2, the last g^4. It
begins with a new title.
- No copy known of this ed. on vellum, or with teh cuts
illuminated. All of the other ed. by Verard are known
in vellum copies with teh cuts illuminated.