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of Priam sending Paris to Greece. Contains the Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne (c. 1287), in a French translation.The rubric of the prologue states that the translation was commissioned by a 'maire' of Beauvais for Charles V of
Diana at Ephesus burns in the background as a portent of Alexander's revenge on the Persians for their invasion of Greece under Xerxes in 480 BC. For the text, see also Royal 15 D IV and 17 F I. 2
Diana at Ephesus burns in the background as a portent of Alexander's revenge on the Persians for their invasion of Greece under Xerxes in 480 BC. For the text, see also Royal 15 D IV and 17 F I. 2
of the people of ancient times living together in a sylvan commune. The text of this manuscript was copied from a printed edition published at Lyon, probably around 1487 (see Kren and McKendrick 2003 no. 120). The illuminators did not