Translator at work, from Facta et dicta memorabilia (or Les Faits et les Dits des...

Miniature of the translator, Simon de Hesdin, at work in his study, with an inscription on the wall reading, 'Je suis bien / Toudis Joieulx', and a date '1479' with words 'de anno' inscribed on a scroll pending from a bookshelf; with a full border containing the royal arms of England on two banners held by angels, and on a shield surrounded by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue and a crest of a white lion, with two other shields bearing the same arms for Edward's sons, and the York badge of white rose-en-soleil with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'L'(a brieste), at the beginning of book 1. Author: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicholas de Gonesse Title: Facta et dicta memorabilia (or Les Faits et les Dits des Romains) Origin: Netherlands, S. (Bruges) Date: 1479