Gautier de Metz

Illustration of the spherical Earth in a copy of L'Image du monde.

Gautier de Metz (also Gauthier, Gossuin, or Gossouin) was a French catholic priest and poet. He is primarily known for writing the encyclopedic poem L'Image du Monde. Evidence from the earliest editions of this work suggests his actual name was Gossouin rather than Gautier.[1]

  1. ^ Oliver H. Prior, ed. Caxton's Mirrour of the World. Early English Text Society, 1913.