Linguistic Diversity in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Exploring a Multilingual Edition of the Historia de Grisel y Mirabella

Rozanne Versendaal

doi:10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.5.145410

Linguistic Diversity in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Exploring a Multilingual Edition of the Historia de Grisel y Mirabella

Rozanne Versendaal

ICON - Medieval Studies

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This essay aims to explore why four multilingual editions of the Spanish sentimental romance Grisel y Mirabella were printed in Antwerp in 1556 under the
French title Aurelio et Isabelle. First, it demonstrates that, in fact, only one edition was published but with various colophons. Second, this quadrilingual book is located within its possible functional contexts by discussing its intended audiences and markets. This is achieved using methods of material bibliography and historical contextualization, thus supporting the author’s conclusion that this Aurelio et
Isabelle edition primarily found its audience in multilingual communities near Antwerp, but also reached destinations as far afield as Britain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multilingual Dynamics of Medieval Literature in Western Europe, c. 1200–c. 1600
Editors	Bart Besamusca, Lisa Demets , Jelmar Hugen
Publisher	Brepols
Chapter	5
Pages	91-113
ISBN (Electronic)	978-2-503-60624-8
ISBN (Print)	978-2-503-60623-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.5.145410
Publication status	Published - Jan 2025

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Name	Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe
ISSN (Print)	1784-2859
ISSN (Electronic)	2294-8414

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Versendaal, R. (2025). Linguistic Diversity in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Exploring a Multilingual Edition of the Historia de Grisel y Mirabella. In B. Besamusca, L. Demets , & J. Hugen (Eds.), Multilingual Dynamics of Medieval Literature in Western Europe, c. 1200–c. 1600 (pp. 91-113). (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe). Brepols. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.5.145410

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Versendaal, R 2025, Linguistic Diversity in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Exploring a Multilingual Edition of the Historia de Grisel y Mirabella. in B Besamusca, L Demets & J Hugen (eds), Multilingual Dynamics of Medieval Literature in Western Europe, c. 1200–c. 1600. Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe, Brepols, pp. 91-113. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.5.145410

Linguistic Diversity in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Exploring a Multilingual Edition of the Historia de Grisel y Mirabella. / Versendaal, Rozanne.
Multilingual Dynamics of Medieval Literature in Western Europe, c. 1200–c. 1600. ed. / Bart Besamusca; Lisa Demets ; Jelmar Hugen. Brepols, 2025. p. 91-113 (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe).

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Versendaal R. Linguistic Diversity in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Exploring a Multilingual Edition of the Historia de Grisel y Mirabella. In Besamusca B, Demets L, Hugen J, editors, Multilingual Dynamics of Medieval Literature in Western Europe, c. 1200–c. 1600. Brepols. 2025. p. 91-113. (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe). doi: 10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.5.145410

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