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Jean Molinet

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medieval French writer

Person · Open Library

Born
1435
Died
2 September 1507
Works
8

Top works

  • Cest le Romant de la Rose moralisie cler et net
  • Cest Le romant de la rose moralise
  • Le Mistere de Saint Quentin
  • Les pronostications joyeuses
  • Chroniques

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1435
Active to
1507-08-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15
Total plays
32

Jean Molinet (1435 – August 23, 1507) was a French poet, chronicler, and composer. He is best remembered for his prose translation of Roman de la rose. Born in Desvres, which is now part of France, he studied in Paris. He entered the service of Charles, Duke of Burgundy from 1463, becoming secretary to Georges Chastellain; in 1464 he wrote La complainte de Grece, a political work presenting the Burgundian side in current affairs. He replaced Chastellain as historiographer in 1475, and he was al

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jean
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Desvres
Place of death
Valenciennes
Occupation
chronicler
Languages spoken
French
Field of work
music
Image
Jean Molinet presents his book to Philip of Cleves.jpg
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Commons category
Jean Molinet
date of birth
1435-01-01
date of death
1507-08-23
place of burial
Valenciennes
writing language
renaissance Latin
Sources (2)

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Works in European collections

11 objects attributed to Jean Molinet, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana