roman de la rose digital library a new view of medieval manuscripts nadia altschul and david...
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Roman de la Rose Digital LibraryA New View of Medieval Manuscripts
Nadia Altschul and David ReynoldsThe Johns Hopkins Univesity
Material Philologyradically changed scope of research
• How does medieval “originality” work?
• Why do medievals introduce changes when copying someone else’s text?
• How do text and image interact?
• What is the meaning of variance?
• How does each exemplar interact with the social context of its production?
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The French Roman de la Rose:
• It was a best-seller
• Lavishly illustrated
• Some 300 surviving manuscripts
• Re-internationalizes Medieval Studies
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Danger:the most challenging and ambiguous character
“He was large and black, with bristly hair, and his eyes were as red as fire, his nose was flat, his face hideous”
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“Orientalized” Dangier
Morgan 948 f.32v Ferrell f.16r
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Dark-skinned “savage” Dangier
Morgan 948 f.144r Morgan 948 f.78r
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Uncouth and “animalized” Dangier
Douce 332 f.143r Douce 332 f.142r
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Development of Rose Site
• Phase 1, 1998-2005• Mellon Grant I, 2005-2007• Mellon Grant II, 2007-2008• Self-sustaining service, 2009-
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Narrative Sections
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