The authors of these texts include Marco Polo, Odoric of Pordenone, Wilhelm von Boldensele, Uzbeg, Benedict XII, John Mandeville, Hayton of Corycus, Riccoldo da Monte di Croce, and others.

The first owner of the manuscript was John the Fearless, evidenced by his coat of arms, marginal notes, and other identifying symbols appearing throughout the text.

[1] Eventually, Jacques d'Armagnac, the grandson of the Duke of Berry, owned the manuscript, evidenced by marginal notes on Folio 299v.

In 1476, Jacques was arrested by the son-in-law of King Louis XI of France, resulting in the dissolution of the Armagnac library and the manuscript's disappearance from record, for a time.

[1] The next recorded ownership of the manuscript is from an inventory of the library of Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, which mentions a similarly titled possession.

The kings then realized the stone was a gift from God and brought it to the local community in Saba, who worshipped the fire as a divine present.

Art historian Mark Cruse notes the importance of this folio as indicating a willingness to engage with other culture's beliefs; the artists chose to represent the local story directly as it was told instead of imposing the traditional European telling beside the text.

[4] Additionally, this folio is an example of the circulation of ideas in the medieval world, as it shows a European story of travelling, adapting, and returning in a new form.

[1] The Duke of Burgundy's coat of arms adorns the cloth on which he sits as well as the tympanum, or semi-circular panel below the arch, of the building.