Of the 33 miniatures making up the iconographic program of the ms. 1630, the representations of Renart (16 miniatures) and Alexander (9 miniatures) dominate. Keith Busby is probably right to justify this preeminence by the fact that the iconographic tradition of the Renardian and Alexandrian material was already well established at the time. This proportion can also be explained by the narrative importance of these two characters, even if one would probably expect the miniatures representing Renart to be even more numerous, since he is the protagonist of this novel and occupies a much more primordial place than Alexander. I wonder if this imbalance does not come from the difficulty posed by the animal and anthropomorphized representation of an animal. Furthermore, the iconographic program represented in the manuscript is inspired by traditional scenes: Alexander on his deathbed, Renart and the raven, Renart attacked by dogs, the court of Noble... But this does not exclude more original scenes. ... Everything remains to be done on this subject. - [Author]

Language: French

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