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In 1473, Sébastien Mamerot, singer and canon in Saint-Étienne de Troyes, compiled all accounts of the French crusading expeditions, which since the time of Charlemagne were aimed at regaining the Holy Land from Muslim rule. The present codex contains Mamerot's text, and the 64 illustrating miniatures are thought to be the work of the famous illuminator Jean Colombe (c. 1430-c. 1493). Numerous collaborator assisted him in this task, among them a certain Jean de Montluçon (active 1461-1505).
The miniature on folio 193v depicts the death of Étienne Hagiochristophorite. This miniature is probably the work of Jean de Montluçon who favoured a particularly delicate line and fine colouring.
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