Werner Rolevinck (1425–1502) was a
Carthusian
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called th ...
monk
A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...
and historian who wrote about 50 titles. He was born near
Laer,
Westphalia
Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
The territory of the region is almost identical with the h ...
, the son of a wealthy farmer. In 1447 he entered
Cologne Charterhouse, where he later died. His most famous work was his history of the world from
Creation to
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, ; born Francesco della Rovere; (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His accomplishments as pope included ...
, th
''Fasciculus temporum''("Little bundles of time"), which was published in many editions and translations between 1474 and 1726, including almost 40 editions during his lifetime. His other well-known work was a description of the manners and customs of his native land entitled ''De laude veteris Saxsoniæ nunc Westphaliæ dictæ''.
His master work was translated into French in 1495 by
Pierre Desrey as ''Fleurs et manières des temps passés''.
References
External links
Book of the Week — Fasciculus TemporumCronica que dicitur fasciculus te[m
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Cronica que fasciculus t[em
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Hier eyndet dat boeck dat men hiet fasciculus temporum in houdende die cro, , nijcken van ouden tijden, 1480 (University of Liege, Belgium)Fasciculu[m
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1425 births
1502 deaths
Carthusians
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