Coronation Book of Charles V of France: The King kneels as the Archbishop of Rheims anoints his hands.
Paris, 1365 British Library Cotton MS Tiberius B. viii, f.55 Copyright © The British Library Board
This manuscript version of Les Epistres sur le Roman de la Rose was written by the hand of Gontier Col, member of the court and Secretary of the Duke of Berry. The fact that Gontier Col’s penmanship frames this manuscript makes sense, since the Bancroft copy of Les Epistres sur le Roman de la Rose was given by Christine de Pizan to the Duke of Berry. However, as described in the Colophon section of this blog, other scribes have made their mark on this manuscript. The Duke of Berry himself signed his name to the back of the book. There are also other annotations from some of the previous owners of this manuscript— though there are no clear indication as to who these people might be. Christine de Pizan herself might have been responsible for the inscription on the back page of the text. However, the entire text of the manuscript is by the hand of Gontier Col, Secretary of the Duke of Berry.
