William of the White Hands, 1135-1202 (Archbishop of Sens)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1135 - 1202
Biography
William of the White Hands (Guillaume, de Champagne) was born in Brosse in 1135, the son Theobold the Great. He served as Bishop of Chartres in 1165, Archbishop of Sens (1169–1176) and Archbishop of Reims (1175–1202). He died in 1202 in Laon.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
MS 19: Bible Historiale by Guyart des Moulins, 1314-1315
Item
Identifier: MS 19
Contents
This manuscript is the earliest dated copy of the Bible Historiale of Guyart Desmoulins. It is a French translation of the Historia Scholastica of Petrus Comestor (which was originally in Latin), combined with the first full translation of the vulgate Bible into French. Guyart Desmoulins originally translated this in circa 1295. Because the Bible Historiale is in the vernacular, it made both...
Dates:
1314-1315