Sébastien Mamerot
King Philip II of France with his army on their departure for the Third Crusade ; below sinking of an enemy ship. Illumination in the Passages d'outremer des Sébastien Mamerot in the manuscript made in 1474/1475 Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France , Fr. 5594, fol. 211r. Illumination by Jean Colombe .
Sébastien Mamerot (* between 1430 and 1440 in Soissons ; † around 1490) was a French clergyman, scholar, writer and translator who spent most of his life in the service of the noble and politician Louis de Laval .
Mamerot was u. a. Author of the Histoire des neuf preux et des neuf preuses (1460–1461), also a chronicle of the crusades Les Passages d'oultre mer du noble Godefroy de Bouillon, du bon roy Saint Loys et de plusieurs vertueux princes , which appeared around 1490, as well Translator of Benvenuto da Imola's Romuleon , a collection of reports on the history of Rome .
literature
- Thierry Delcourt: The “Passages d'Outremer”. A masterpiece of 15th century French illumination . In: Thierry Delcourt, Danielle Quérel, Fabrice Masanès (eds.): Sébastien Mamerot, “Les Passages d'Outremer”. A Chronicle of the Crusades . Taschen, Cologne 2009, pp. 10-12, ISBN 978-3-8365-0501-7 .
Web links
- Works by Sébastien Mamerot in the complete catalog of incandescent prints
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mamerot, Sébastien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, scholar, writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1430 and 1440 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soissons |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1490 |