When1: 1174
When2: 1186
Who: Andreas Capellanus [Capellanus, Andreas] or Andreas Capella [Capella, Andreas]
What: essayist
Where: Europe
works\ Art of Courtly Love [1174 to 1186: essay]
Detail: He lived 1140 to 1200. Capellanus means Chaplain. At the Countess' request, he described courtly love and its speaking and acting rules in Eleanor of Aquitaine's court. Her daughter was Countess Maria of Troyes [1170 to 1174].
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