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This c. 1315 - 1323 manuscript was sold in a lot at Sotheby's auction for $3,773,250, significantly higher than its estimated value. All auctions searched did not hold any current lots for Romance manuscripts.

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The manuscript favors blue gradients, appearing similar to the sky, in the backgrounds of all the imagery.

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Nearly every page in this manuscript includes miniatures depicting the story's scenes. These miniatures depict Scipio sleeping and his dream appearing, as well as the Knight's courtesy.

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This manuscript does not have marginalia throughout the pages. There is some light decorative foliage on each page, usually stemming from decorated letters below the miniatures. There is also at least one page in the manuscript that is covered in the foliage decorations.

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Unlike portraiture, the faces in the manuscripts were meant to depict the scene in the images or the status of the individuals depicted. The faces and positioning of slender characters in the miniatures were of courtly ceremony.

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This manuscript is made up of gold leaf and dark red. Within the images yellows and blues were also incorporated.

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It was originally written by Guillaume de Lorris in about 1230. In 1275, Jean de Meun added to the story. It is unknown who the maker is of this specific copy.

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This manuscript is the 1405 copy available at the Getty. It is one of the most extensively illustrated.

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Among one of the most popular Medieval Manuscripts, The Romance of the Rose is the story of a lover that dreams of a rose trapped in a castle. Characters, such as Courtesy, Youth, Fear, and Idleness help or prohibit the lover from winning the rose.