Image: Simon de Hesdin presents his translation of Valerius Maximus' 'Facta et dicta memorabilia' to Charles V, king of France
Description: Simon de Hesdin presents his translation of Valerius Maximus' 'Facta et dicta memorabilia' to Charles V, king of France Contents: Valerius Maximus, Des faits et dits mémorables (Books I-VII). Translation from the Latin by Simon de Hesdin Place of origin, date: France; 1462 Material: Vellum, ff. 314, 368x274 (287x205) mm, 41 lines, littera cursiva, Binding: 18th-century brown leather; gilt on spine Decoration: 8 two-column miniatures (105x139 mm); 1 column miniature (126x85 mm); decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 1r, 77r, 154r, 188v, 197v, etc.) Provenance: Philippe de Rubempr‚ (d. c. 1710). Georges Joseph G‚rard (1734-1814) of Brussels; purchased in 1818 by the Dutch Government with the Gérard collection and placed in the Algemeen Rijksarchief (now: Nationaal Archief) at The Hague; transferred to the KB in 1832 (G‚rardno. A 21)
Title: Simon de Hesdin presents his translation of Valerius Maximus' 'Facta et dicta memorabilia' to Charles V, king of France
Credit: Valerius Maximus, Des faits et dits mémorables (Books I-VII). Translation from the Latin by Simon de Hesdin
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