The present edition was printed in Troyes by Nicolas Le Rouge for the Paris booksellers Jean Petit and Poncet Le Preux [see USTC nos. 75918, 45149, 60659, and 1047] with minor variations in title and/or colophon; the present combination of the Jean Petit border with the letterpress wording “ On les vend a Paris en la rue sainct Jaques a lenseigne du Loup deuant les Maturins” does not appear to have been recorded. Brunet claims that this combination occurs in the La Valliere copy but De Bure’s catalogue of the La Valliere library does not bear this out (see item 5062)
The Order of the Golden Fleece, founded in 1430 by Philip the Good of Burgandy, was the last of the Orders of Chivalry. It was noted for its elaborate ceremonies which were somewhat unusual among the conventions of mediaeval life. Fillastre became Chancellor of the Order soon after its founding and wrote this work for the glorification of the Order mixing elements of the romance of chivalry with historical fact.
Brunet II col.1258/9 OCLC 954968882 Adams F455 (Variant of)