The Art of the Manuscript: Les Enluminures & the Roman de la Rose

In this episode, Mac & Zoe host Sandra Hindman and Jacky Yao from Les Enluminures to discuss the craft and trade of manuscript illumination and creation in the Middle Ages, as well as the influence and popularity of the courtly romance Roman de la Rose.

Point of correction: Sandra is not currently serving as chair of art history at Northwestern, but was previously.

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Citations & References:

• Les Enluminures

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• Jacky Yao, Embodied Encounters with Roman de la Rose Manuscripts lecture (

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• Read the Roman de la Rose

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• Les Enluminures, Video on the Sidrak and Bokkus manuscript (

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Terminology & Spelling for Reference:

• autograph

• biocodicology

• ekphrasis

• Ge’ez

• Guillaume de Lorris

• Jean de Meun

• Jeanne Montbaston

• missal

• Ormulum

• palimpsest