Calligraphers 13th century
Johannes von Valkenburg
XIII century
Johannes von Valkenburg was a Franciscan monk of the Friars Minor in Cologne, a calligrapher and illustrator.
He is known for having written, decorated and illustrated a manuscript for the Franciscan monastery in Cologne at the end of the 13th century and for having made two copies of it. One is in the Archdiocesan Diocesan and Cathedral Library in Cologne, the other in the University and State Library in Bonn. On the title pages of these rarities is an inscription indicating Valkenburg's authorship.
XIII century