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Book/Printed Material The Twelve Ladies of Rhetoric. Les douze dames de rhétorique

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Title

  • The Twelve Ladies of Rhetoric.

Other Title

  • Les douze dames de rhétorique

Summary

  • The manuscript entitled Les douze dames de rhétorique (The twelve ladies of rhetoric) contains the literary correspondence between Jean Robertet, secretary of the Bourbon duke Jean II; George Chastelain, historiographer of Philippe le Bon of Burgundy; and Jean de Montferrant, adviser and chamberlain at the Burgundian court. Written around 1464--65, the 19 letters in French and Latin are concerned with poetry. The letters are accompanied by a series of descriptions in verse of the twelve companions of Lady Rhetoric. Only five copies of the text, crafted immediately after the composition of the original, have been preserved, three of which were supplied with illuminations in Bruges. This manuscript, decorated with 15 half-page miniatures, was in the possession of Philip of Cleves, who probably had received it as a gift from his father. Some time before 1777, Prince-Elector Karl Theodor of the Palatinate-Sulzbach acquired the manuscript and provided it with a new binding. In 1803--4, a part of the library of the electors of the Palatinate, the Bibliotheca Palatina in Mannheim, including this precious manuscript, was transferred to Munich. The manuscript is now preserved in the Bavarian State Library.

Names

  • Chastellain, Georges, 1405?-1475 Author.
  • Montferrant, Jean de Author.
  • Robertet, Jean, died 1503 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1464 to 1465]

Headings

  • -  France
  • -  1464 to 1465
  • -  Correspondence
  • -  French poetry
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Letters
  • -  Miniatures (Illuminations)
  • -  Poetry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB Shelfmark: Cod.gall. 15"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 61 sheets, parchment : illustrations ; 31.3 x 22.8 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in French and Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667787

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Chastellain, Georges, 1405?-1475 Author, Jean De Author Montferrant, and Jean Robertet. The Twelve Ladies of Rhetoric. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1465, 1464] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667787/.

APA citation style:

Chastellain, G., Montferrant, J. D. A. & Robertet, J. (1464) The Twelve Ladies of Rhetoric. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1465] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667787/.

MLA citation style:

Chastellain, Georges, 1405?-1475 Author, Jean De Author Montferrant, and Jean Robertet. The Twelve Ladies of Rhetoric. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1465, 1464] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667787/>.