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When a group of "savages" with hairy coats interrupted a court wedding,their costumes caught fire.Four dancers died and Charles VI barely escaped,wrapped in the coat of the Duchess of Berry (28 January 1393). Chroniques de Jean Froissart,folio 176, FR 2646
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When a group of "savages" with hairy coats interrupted a court wedding,their co...

Homage du comte de Clermont en Beauvaisis,a 17th ct. copy after an original burnt in a fire in 1737.During a hunt,Queen Jeanne de Bourbon meets her mother,the Duchess Isabelle de Valois (in widow's weeds).Jeanne's brother Duke Louis II,kills the stag.folio 95, FR 20082
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Homage du comte de Clermont en Beauvaisis,a 17th ct. copy after an original b...

Grandes Chroniques de France,1471.A meeting outside Paris:King Wenceslas (in white robe) leads the imperial procession;the old Emperor Karl IV greets Charles V King of France.Right: porte St.Martin, left :the fortress du Temple. folio 444, FR 6465
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Grandes Chroniques de France,1471.A meeting outside Paris:King Wenceslas (in...

Outside the Porte St.Denis,King Charles VI of France greets his Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. This first visit of the Queen to Paris in 1389 marks the reconciliation of Charles VI and the city after a mutiny. Jean Froissart,Chroniques, folio 6 FR 2646
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Outside the Porte St.Denis,King Charles VI of France greets his Queen Isabeau...

Jean Marot, La Conquete de Genes (1507).King Louis XII leaves Alexandria, which he has just subdued.He wears a coat with a pattern of bees over his armour,a sign of benevolence towards the Italians.Inscription:"The King whom we obey has no sting".fol.15 verso FR 5091
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Jean Marot, La Conquete de Genes (1507).King Louis XII leaves Alexandria, which...

Jean Marot, La Conquete de Genes (1507).King Louis XII enters Genova under a canopy carried by four notables. Four young girls kneel in the foreground,imploring the King's clemency.The citizens watch the royal progress from their windows. fol.22 verso FR 5091
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Jean Marot, La Conquete de Genes (1507).King Louis XII enters Genova under a ca...

The 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 FR 2691
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The effigy of Charles VI is displayed during the King's funeral in 1422.Mourners...

Le sacre,couronnement,triomphe et entree de la reine Madame Claude de France.On May 12,1517 Queen Claude de France,daughter of Louis XII and wife of his cousin Francois I,made her entry into Paris.Her family tree figured in the festivity.folio 45, FR 5750
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Le sacre,couronnement,triomphe et entree de la reine Madame Claude de France.On...

Frontispice of the "Description des Pays"by Gilles Le Bouvier, illuminated by Jean Perreal (?).Coat of arms French kings;Order of St.Michel;helmet;crown; battle-cry of French kings:"Montjoye Saint Denis". folio D verso FR 5783
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Frontispice of the "Description des Pays"by Gilles Le Bouvier, illuminated...

Arrival of Pope Urban II in France, for the Council of Clermont,1095. From the Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon, Ms 22495, fol.15 France,1337.
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Arrival of Pope Urban II in France, for the Council of Clermont,1095....

Parents paying money to the abbot for the entry of their daughter into the monastery. From the Decret de Gracien,French,1314, Ms lat.3893 fol.98
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Parents paying money to the abbot for the entry of their daughter into the...

Wedding of the Virgin. From Les Grandes Heures de Jean de Berry.Initial D,inside the initial the parents of the Virgin take her to the temple. French,1409,Ms lat.919 fol.37 Saint's day: 26 July
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Wedding of the Virgin. From Les Grandes Heures de Jean de Berry.Initial D...