Keywords: Simon de Hesdin presents his translation of Valerius Maximus' 'Facta et dicta memorabilia' to Charles V, king of France.jpg en 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 http //manuscripts kb nl/show/manuscript/71+D+42 Valerius Maximus Des faits et dits mémorables Books I-VII Translation from the Latin by Simon de Hesdin Author 1462 Charles V of France Simon de Hesdin Valerius Maximus Ermine clothing in art Manuscripts from Koninklijke Bibliotheek PD-old-100 |