Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 38.  
 
The Bishop (centifolia) An unusual mixture of magenta, cerise and purple, rosette shaped flowers. Fragrant and flowering earlier than most. Upright habit. Date unknown. (S) 4 x 3’

Website/Catalog  (1968)  Page(s) 24.  
 
LE ROSIER EVEQUE. Grosse Rose violet pourpre. Variété reproduite par Redouté.

Website/Catalog  (1967)  Page(s) 10.  
 
Rosa centifolia and hybrids ...The Bishop (?). Cherry-red to violet, flat rosette-form.

Website/Catalog  (Nov 1959)  Page(s) 28.  
 
(Listed under Centifolias) Different from all others, but name doubtful. Slender stems and small leaves. Flowers in usual clusters, but opening quite flat, bright cerise-red, quickly reflexing and assuming rich lilac-purple tones; almost blue in evening light, and sometimes a mixture of magenta and slate-grey. Unique. early flowering, the first purple variety to open. 5 ft. x 3 ft.

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 416.  
 
Lévêque (Provins) ? ? ; dark violet

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 247.  
 
Evêque (Provins) ? ? ; violet-purple

Book  (1912)  Page(s) 52-55.  
 
Catalogue des Roses exposées
37. Le Rosier Évêque.—Provins.
Rose violette, très en faveur, figuré par Miss Lawrance et Redouté. Ses sous-variétés étaient nombreuses, citons le Manteau pourpre, la Rose marron, la Rose noire de Hollande et la Grande Violette.

Magazine  (2 Dec 1858)  Page(s) 380.  
 
Besides the officinal semi-double Rosa officinalis, which is still cultivated in Provins and which is said to distinguish itself by a very agreeable fragrance, there are 3 other main groups [of Rosa gallica]:
a) Seraglio or Sultan Roses (Rosa Maheka)....[see].
b) Velvet Roses (Rosa holosericea) ...[see]
c) Bishop roses have almost completely disappeared from gardens and distinguish themselves from the prior two in that they are darker towards the edges but lighter in the center. Famous were once König von Persien [Roi de Perse] and Purpurmantel [Manteau pourpre]. We haven't seen any appreciables in latest times, if we do not want to include Latour d'Auvergne, Meyerbeer, Pierre Janssens and Triomphe des écarlates herein.

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 215.  
 
Rosa gallica.
Manteau d'Evêque, Blumen groß, voll, striefig, violet, bisweilen mit kleinen, weißen Punkten bestreuet.

Translation: Rosa gallica.
Manteau d'Evêque, the large, full flowers are a streaky violet, sometimes sprinkled with small white dots.

Book  (1844)  Page(s) 49.  
 
Bishop Gallica... shaded pink flowers...