Book: BnF fr. 12559 (Chevalier errant)

Created 1403-1404


John

Format: 1516: livre moien en parchemin, escript a la main, en ryme, historie et illumine, couvert de velours vert et ferre sans dorure, intitule Le Chevalier errant; 1523: ung aultre moien, couvert de velours verd, qui ce nomme Le Chevalier errant (Debae, 81-84); parchment, two columns, illuminated

Texts:

  • Chevalier errant
  • Illuminator(s):

  • Workshop of the Master of the City of Ladies
  • Ownership Details

    Thomas III of Saluzzo, Ownership Confirmed (1403-1416) by Coat of Arms. Ownership Confirmed (1403-1416) by Patron.

    Margaret of Roucy (aka Margaret of Pierrepont), Ownership Confirmed (1403-1419) by Coat of Arms.

    Ludovico I of Saluzzo, Ownership Confirmed (1416-1475) by Inscription.

    Ludovico II of Saluzzo, Ownership Confirmed (1475-c. 1504) by Other.

    Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy, Ownership Confirmed (1504-1 December 1530) by Inventory.

    Mary of Hungary, queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia, Ownership Confirmed (December 1530-18 October 1558) by Inventory.



    Bibliography

    Debae, Marguerite. La Bibliothèque de Marguerite d'Autriche: Essai de reconstitution d'après l'inventaire de 1523-1524 (Louvain: Peeters, 1995).: 81-84, Item 50