He was the son of the ducal accountant and calligrapher Jean Aubert, and his elder brother worked as an administrator, members of a family with a tradition of public service in the Burgundian court, though his first mention as a scribe in the ducal service dates to 1463, after which he was salaried as a ducal secretary until Philip's death, and seems to have followed, at least some of the time, the very mobile court around the Duchy. In 1469, following the death of Philip the Good, he was an inventory-taker of the late Duke's library. He then produced at least eight manuscripts for Margaret of York, though Antoine de Bourgogne became his main client.
Like his contemporaries Jean Miélot and Colard Mansion, he seems to have run an atelier or workshop coordinating the various functions of producing deluxe manuscripts for the bibliophiles of the court circle. Despite being "one of the most studied Flemish scribes of (the period)", his personal role in producing many of the manuscripts signed by him remains uncertain; for example it is unclear whether, like Miélot and Mansion, he did the translations himself.[3]
^T Kren & S McKendrick (eds), Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, Getty Museum/Royal Academy of Arts, p.518, 2003, ISBN1-903973-28-7. Biography by Richard Gay, pp. 518-9, and passim. Aubert MS catalogued are nos. 13, 14, 27, 28, 29, 43, 50, 55, 58, 59, 60
^Kren & S McKendrick, 112-116. Link to full online display below.
^Kren & McKendrick, p.518 - 11 works are catalogued here, see numbers in note above.
Further readingedit
Les Manuscrits de David Aubert, edited by Danielle Quéruel. Cultures et civilisations médiévales 18, Paris, 1999.
Richard E. F. Straub, David Aubert, Escripvain et Clerc, Amsterdam, 1995 surveys his career.
External linksedit
Arlima List of works, in French, with short biography, partial details of surviving manuscripts and a bibliography.
Turn the pages online of a Getty Museum manuscript by Aubert
January 01, 1970
david, aubert, before, 1413, working, 1449, french, calligrapher, transcribed, adapted, courtly, romances, chronicles, court, duke, burgundy, addition, finely, presented, works, illuminated, bruges, other, centres, dukes, philip, good, charles, bold, duchess, . David Aubert before 1413 working 1449 79 1 was a French calligrapher who transcribed and adapted courtly romances and chronicles for the court of the Duke of Burgundy In addition to finely presented works illuminated at Bruges and other centres for the Dukes Philip the Good and Charles the Bold and the Duchess Margaret of York he completed manuscripts for Antoine de Bourgogne and Philippe de Croy 2 Charles the Bold surprising David Aubert a miniature from the Histoire de Charles Martel an unusual variant of the presentation portrait probably alluding to Alexander the Great who surprised one of his artists in similar fashion The rear wall seems to refer to Jan van Eyck s Arnolfini Portrait which contains many of the same objects A page from The Visions of Tondal He was the son of the ducal accountant and calligrapher Jean Aubert and his elder brother worked as an administrator members of a family with a tradition of public service in the Burgundian court though his first mention as a scribe in the ducal service dates to 1463 after which he was salaried as a ducal secretary until Philip s death and seems to have followed at least some of the time the very mobile court around the Duchy In 1469 following the death of Philip the Good he was an inventory taker of the late Duke s library He then produced at least eight manuscripts for Margaret of York though Antoine de Bourgogne became his main client Like his contemporaries Jean Mielot and Colard Mansion he seems to have run an atelier or workshop coordinating the various functions of producing deluxe manuscripts for the bibliophiles of the court circle Despite being one of the most studied Flemish scribes of the period his personal role in producing many of the manuscripts signed by him remains uncertain for example it is unclear whether like Mielot and Mansion he did the translations himself 3 Aubert was responsible for an Histoire de Charles Martel that is now in the Bibliotheque royale Brussels and a Perceforest and a Renaud de Montauban both in the Bibliotheque de l Arsenal Paris He made two compilations a Chronique et conquestes de Charlemaine which includes a version of the tale of Fierabras begun for Jean de Crequy but completed for Philip the Good and a Chronique des empereurs His manuscript of The Visions of Tondal is in the Getty Museum heavily illustrated for Margaret of York by Simon Marmion 4 Forty three extant manuscripts are signed by Aubert who was unusual in very often signing his work and another twenty seven are attributed to him 5 Notes edit William Westcott Kibler and Grover A Zinn Medieval France An Encyclopedia 1995 s v David Aubert Charity Cannon Willard 1449 from Kren amp McKendrick Burgundian Frontispieces T Kren amp S McKendrick eds Illuminating the Renaissance The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe Getty Museum Royal Academy of Arts p 518 2003 ISBN 1 903973 28 7 Biography by Richard Gay pp 518 9 and passim Aubert MS catalogued are nos 13 14 27 28 29 43 50 55 58 59 60 Kren amp S McKendrick 112 116 Link to full online display below Kren amp McKendrick p 518 11 works are catalogued here see numbers in note above Further reading editLes Manuscrits de David Aubert edited by Danielle Queruel Cultures et civilisations medievales 18 Paris 1999 Richard E F Straub David Aubert Escripvain et Clerc Amsterdam 1995 surveys his career External links editArlima List of works in French with short biography partial details of surviving manuscripts and a bibliography Turn the pages online of a Getty Museum manuscript by Aubert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Aubert amp oldid 1197257142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
