Cornelis Manilius

Cornelis Manilius
Died
Ghent, County of Flanders (now Belgium)
NationalityFlemish
Occupation(s)Printer, bookseller, poet
Years active1548–1558
Known forFounder of a Ghent printing business continued by his sons
Notable workVerse account of Prince Philip’s entry into Ghent (1549)
allegorical drama *De Doodt*
SpouseCollyne van Eestenrycke
ChildrenGhileyn Manilius, Gauthier Manilius

Cornelis Manilius (active 1548–1558) was a printer and bookseller in the city of Ghent whose business was continued by his sons Ghileyn and Gauthier. He was also a poet.

Born in Bruges, Manilius established his business in Ghent in 1548. He married Collyne van Eestenrycke.[1]

His poetic works include a verse account of Prince Philip's solemn entry into Ghent on 13 July 1549, and an allegorical drama on death.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Victor Vander Haeghen, "Manilius (Corneille)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 13 (Brussels, 1895), 332–334.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.