Michel Velser

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Michel Velser (* in the 14th century; † unknown) is the author of a translation of Jean de Mandeville's travelogue into German. A continental version of 'Reisen' probably served as a template. In addition to this, there is another German translation, it comes from Otto von Diemeringen . Velser is South Tyrolean , probably from the family of the Lords of Vels , accordingly there are linguistic peculiarities in his translation. It can be documented in 1372, the translation was probably drafted before 1393. Exact dates of life are not known.

Editions of the travel description

  • Sir John Mandeville's travelogue. In German translation by Michel Velser. Edited by Eric John Morrall. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1974.
  • Jean de Mandeville: Travel . Reprint of the first prints of the German translations by Michel Velser and Otto von Diemeringen. Edited and provided with an introduction by Ernst Bremer and Klaus Ridder. Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim / Zurich / New York 1991. ISBN 3-487-09430-4 .

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Web links

Directory of the surviving Velser manuscripts in the manuscript census

personal data
SURNAME Velser, Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Author of a German translation of Jean de Mandeville's travelogue
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH 14th century or 15th century