This manuscript dates from the beginning of the 16th century and
contains two poems by Raoul Bollart, the first of which celebrates
the siege of King Ludwig XII of France against the Venetians in
1509. The second poem treats the subject of moral values and
relates the supplications made to a rich person by the poor. All
miniatures found in this manuscript, illustrating various scenes in
the poems, were made in Rouen. The way in which they follow the
morality text is similar to the style of modern comics. During the
17th century this manuscript was owned by the Petau family. In 1720
Ami Lullin of Geneva purchased the codex and donated it to the
Bibliothèque de Genève.
Rights
e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
