Raphael de Mercatellis
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title:
Raphael de Mercatellis
text:
Raphael de Mercatellis, also known as Raphael of Burgundy, was a church official, imperial counsellor and bibliophile. He was the illegitimate son of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy and a woman of Venetian origins, the wife of a merchant. He was born in Bruges. While pursuing a career within the Catholic church, and particularly after becoming abbot of Saint Bavo's Abbey in Ghent, he assembled a collection of lavish illuminated and decorated manuscripts. The library he created is of historical
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description:
Book collector from Flanders (1437–1508)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_de_Mercatellis
date created:
2022-12-19T20:57:49Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T12:24:15Z
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