LORRIS, Guillaume de (vers 1250). Senfuyt le Roman de la Rose aultrement dit le Soge vergier. [sic] Nouvellement imprimé à Paris.

Ambroise Firmin-Didot and Charles Boulon de Rouvre’s copy, the only one mentioned by Tchemerzine and Boudrillon of this precious edition of the “Romance of the Rose” printed towards 1520-1521.

This copy seems to be the only one recorded from this first issue: before the adjunction of the number XXIX on the title after the mention “Imprimé à Paris”.

“Title in red and black inside a small border: large capital letter S at the beginning, 4 lines-high, followed with a woodcut in a new style repeated at the back. The lover and his lady in a landscape, in front of a castle. Printer mark of J. Jehannot at the end. 5 figures.”

A precious copy illustrated with 5 figures, the only one recorded from the first issue, coming from the libraries A. Firmin-Didot and C. Bourlon de Rouvre, mentioned by Tchemerzine and Bourdillon.