The following pictures are taken from the manuscript collections in the Getty Museum, which offer an excellent introduction to Le Roman de la Rose
www.getty.edu/art/collections/objects/o1700.html

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 9v,
French, Paris, about 1405
Idleness opening the door for the lover

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 1, French, Paris, about 1405,
Scipio and Guillaume de Lorris lying in bed dreaming

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 9v,
French, Paris, about 1405
Curtesy with a Knight

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 10,
French, Paris, about 1405
The Lover surrounded by dancers

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 10,
French, Paris, about 1405
The God of Love aiming at the Lover

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 132v,
French, Paris, about 1405
Venus lights the tower on fire while Danger, Shame, and Fear flee.

MS Ludwig XV 7, fol 91v,
French, Paris, about 1405
A woman meeting with her lover while her husband sleeps.

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