- Werner Rolevinck
Werner Rolevinck (1425-1502) was a
Carthusian monk and historian who wrote about 50 titles. He was born nearLaer ,Westphalia , the son of a wealthy farmer. In 1447 he entered theCarthusian Monastery of Santa Barbara inCologne where he died. His most famous work was his history of the world from Creation toPope Sixtus IV , "Fasciculus temporum", which was published in many editions between 1474 and 1726, including almost 40 editions during his lifetime. His only other well known work was a description of the manners and customs of his native land entitled "De laude veteris Saxsoniæ nunc Westphaliæ dictæ". [Axsel G. S. Josephson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=0VkCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA61 "Fifteenth-century editions of "Fasciculus temporum" in American libraries"] "The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America" (PBSA) 11 (1917) pp61–65, p.8.] [Josephson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=0VkCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8 "The literature of the invention of printing"] PBSA 11 (1917) pp1–14, p8.] [Josephson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=0VkCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA146 "Fasciculus temporum in American libraries"] [addendum] PBSA 11 (1917) p146.]References
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* [http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/80248064097793506388868/index.htm Fasciculus temporum]
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