Guillaume de Lorris' Le Roman de la Rose

(Recto) Copy of the London BL-Harvey 4425 f 14 v illustration of "Carolle in the Garden" from Guillaume de Lorris' Le Roman de la Rose. Text begins with a 4-line initial "D" in yellowish-gold ink within a square of red and black ink. The rest of the text is in black ink. Metal point ruling. Illustration depicts lords and ladies in a garden enclosed by a wall. Seven figures are in the foreground. In the background, a man holds a lady's hand as he pulls an arrow from a tree. A lady wearing a crown looks on. Two male figures stand to the left of the tree. Illustration in green, purple, red, golden, and brown ink. A decorative, multicolored (orange, pink, green, blue, yellow) floral image surrounds the illustration. Its background is red. (Verso) Legal document. Will (?). Cursive. Light brown ink. Document is trimmed on the right. Left and bottom margins are bounded by a brown ink line. Personal names mentioned: the notary Tabellion, Jeanne Menegor, Claude vourron de Mandecu, Lentice Effe[...]. Partial English translation of the document is available.