Photo: Matthew Paris (c.1200-1259). Photograph by the British Library. (Public domain), Wikimedia Commons

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medieval English chronicler and artist (c.1200-1259)

Also known as: Matthäus Paris, Matthaeus Parisiensis, Matthew of Paris, Матвей Парижский, ماثيو الباريسي, マシュー・パリス

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