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title: Illuminated Pages from the Romaunt of the Rose
author: University of Glasgow Library
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10460/illuminated-pages-from-the-romaunt-of-the-rose/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Illuminated Pages from the Romaunt of the Rose
_Authored by University of Glasgow Library_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10460.jpg)
## Image Caption
Pages from an [illuminated manuscript](https://www.worldhistory.org/Illuminated_Manuscripts/) of the Romaunt of the Rose, c. 1440 - 1450 CE. This poem is thought to have been translated by [Geoffrey Chaucer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Geoffrey_Chaucer/) (1343 - 1400 CE) from an earlier 13th Century CE French composition. This manuscript, referred to as MS Hunter 409, is part of the Special Collections of the University of Glasgow.
## Bibliography
- [Pilot Project: The Romaunt of the Rose](http://www.memss.arts.gla.ac.uk/html/pilot.htm "Pilot Project: The Romaunt of the Rose"), accessed 20 Apr 2019.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Library, U. o. G. (2019, April 15). Illuminated Pages from the Romaunt of the Rose. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Library, University of Glasgow. "Illuminated Pages from the Romaunt of the Rose." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 15, 2019. .
### MLA
Library, University of Glasgow. "Illuminated Pages from the Romaunt of the Rose." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Apr 2019, .
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