Medieval France
(b. before 1413, fl. 1453–79). Born into a family of prosperous, literate public servants, Aubert became a prolific calligrapher, translator, and literary adapter at the Burgundian court. Books copied by his fa-ther, Jean Aubert, and a brother of the same name are also known. In 1463, Aubert is mentioned as one of the duke of Burgundy’s scribes for the first time. He is especially known for copies of Charles Martel (Brussels, Bibl.
Roy. 6–9) and Perceforest (Paris, Arsenal, 3483–94), and for his compilations, the Croniques et conquestes de Charlemaine (Bibl. Roy. 9066–68), begun for an early sponsor, Jean V de Créquy, but completed for Philip the Good, and for a Chronique des empereurs (Arsenal 5089). Some twenty manuscripts are attributed to his hand. In 1469, after Philip the Good’s death, he helped inventory the ducal library.
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[See also: AYMERI DE NARBONNE; PERCEFOREST]
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