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The Temperate and the Intemperate: Miniature from Valerius Maximus, Faits et dits mémorables des romains, translation by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse of Facta et dicta memorabilia

Master of the Dresden Prayerbook, Valerius Maximusabout 1475–1480

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

  • Title: The Temperate and the Intemperate: Miniature from Valerius Maximus, Faits et dits mémorables des romains, translation by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse of Facta et dicta memorabilia
  • Creator: Master of the Dresden Prayer Book, Valerius Maximus, Simon de Hesdin, Nicolas de Gonesse
  • Date Created: about 1475–1480
  • Location Created: Bruges, Belgium
  • Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 17.5 × 19.4 cm (6 7/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
  • Type: Detached leaf
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Tempera colors and ink on parchment
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 91.MS.81
  • Culture: Flemish
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 43
  • Creator Display Name: Master of the Dresden Prayer Book (Flemish, active about 1480 - 1515) Valerius Maximus Simon de Hesdin (French, died 1383) Nicolas de Gonesse (French, about 1364 - ?)
  • Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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