# Roberto della Porta: Romuleon [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LIÉDET, Loyset]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Manuscript \(Med. Pal. 156. 2 volumes\) ## Commentary Roberto della Porta: Romuleon 1460s Manuscript \(Med. Pal. 156. 2 volumes\) Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence This manuscript in two volumes contains a compendium of Roman history from the foundation of the city to the age of Constantine. It was composed in the 14th century by the Bolognese author Roberto della Porta for the governor of Bologna. The text in the manuscript was translated into French for Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Some of the miniatures were executed by Loyset Liédet. On folio 1 of the first volume, Philip the Good and other members of the court are shown visiting the workshop of David Aubert where the manuscript was produced. David Aubert dominated the book market of Bruges from 1460. ## Related artworks - [L'Histoire de Charles Martel, vol. 3 \(Ms. 8, fol 7r\)]() - [Roberto della Porta: Romuleon]() - [Story of Alexander the Great]() - [The Scribe's Workshop]() - [Universal History]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()