Raoul Lefèvre
Raoul Lefèvre was the 15th-century French author of a ''Histoire de Jason'' (in 1460) and the ''Recoeil des histoires de Troyes'' (in 1464). Both books were translated and printed by William Caxton, and the latter, as ''Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye'', was the first book printed in English in 1473-1474. Lefèvre was the chaplain of Philip the Good, the creator of the Order of the Golden Fleece, which was based on the classical Jason story.Bibliothèque nationale de France .Raoul Le Fèvre (14..-14..). The ''Histoire de Jason'' is known from 20 manuscripts and 30 different printed editions, and was translated in English in 1477 by William Caxton, and in Dutch in 1485. Notes External links Illustrations of some manuscripts of the ''Recoeil des histoires de Troyes'' in the Warburg Institute Iconographic Database'' ...
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