EditorialThe effigy of Charles VI is displayed during the King's funeral in 1422. Mourners in black and members of Parliament in red accompany the coffin. Knights carry the King's sword, helmet and shield. Jean Chartier, Chronique du regne de Charles VII. fol.1...
EditorialAlain Chartier, French writer and poet, 1386-1430. He wears a hat tied over his shoulders with a long scarf. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Jehan Mansel's manuscript Fleur des histoires (Nicolas Xavier Willemin II 171) fro...
Editorial(Miniature only) Siege of Castillion sur Dordogne. French and English troops battle over wooden defences, with banners, tents and castle walls. La cronicque du temps de roy Charles VII de France. N. France or S. Netherlands; late 15th century. Source: ...
EditorialOpening page of 'Le Livre des Quatre Dames'. A gentleman in a landscape, followed by another mounted on a horse, with three ladies. Text beginning with initial 'P', the arms of Montmorency. Borders with floral decoration. Le Livre des Quatres Dames. Fr...
EditorialThe King holding a 'seance royale', with courtiers and lawyers. La cronicque du temps de roy Charles VII de France. N. France or S. Netherlands; late 15th century. Source: Royal 20 C. IX, f.299v. Language: French.
EditorialWoman with a mask (one of a set), Oval frame by Jacques Charles Denis Chartier (French, master 1760, d. before 1782), 1770?90, French, Oil on canvas, Sight, oval, 26 x 19-1/2 in. (66.0 x 49.5 cm), Paintings-Decorative, Oval frame by Jacques Charles Den...
EditorialThe effigy of Charles VI is displayed during the King's funeral in 1422. Mourners in black and members of Parliament in red accompany the coffin. Knights carry the King's sword, helmet and shield. Jean Chartier, Chronique du regne de Charles VII. fol.1...