Hinrek van Alckmer

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Hinrek van Alckmer, also known as Hendric van Alckmaer, Henrik van Alkmer and Henry of Alkmaar, was a 15th century Middle Dutch author who wrote one of the principal published versions of Reynard the Fox in 1487.

At one time a councillor to the bishop of Utrecht, he was banned from the city in 1477 after which he moved to Gelderland. Around 1475 he put together a version of Reynard the Fox that he had divided into four volumes and a number of chapters with titles and commentary It was put into print in Antwerp in 1487 by Gheraert Leeu. Repeatedly printed all over Europe, it is the source of a number of translations.

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