Sept Dormants - Public domain dedication image

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Sept Dormants - Public domain dedication image

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Français : Emmurement des Sept Dormants d'Éphèse ordonné par l'Empereur Dèce en 250. Extraite de « La Legende des Sains » (manuscrit Français 185), Paris, XIVe siècle, par Jeanne et Richard de Montbaston.
English: Roman emperor Decius ordering to seal the cave of the Seven Sleepers in 250 AD. From a copy of Legenda Aurea, Paris, XIVth, by Jeanne and Richard de Montbaston.

Jeanne Montbaston was married to the printer Richard Montbaston. She and her husband ran a printing press in Paris around 1325-1353. Her husband published books and she illustrated them. Their business was famous and one of their most famous works was the Roman de la Rose, published by Richard Montbaston and illuminated by Jeanne Montbaston. She was registered as a professional artisan and took her oath to the Paris Guild in 1353.

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1350
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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