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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X Language French, Middle Name Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author, c 1327-1405

1. Royal MS 19 C VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 19 C VII
Title:
Geoffroy de la Tour-Landry, Le Livre du Chevalier de la Tour-Landry; Renaut de Louhans, Mélibée et Prudence; Philippe de Mézières, Griseldis
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of Le Livre du Chevalier de la Tour Landry (The Book of the Knight of the Tower), written by Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry (b. before 1330, d. between 1402 and 1406), a nobleman of Anjou, for the instruction of his daughters. The volume also contains a number of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
Middle of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Royal MS 20 B VI

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 20 B VI
Title:
Philippe de Mézières, Epistre au Roi Richart
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Epistre au Roi Richart (Letter to King Richard), written by Philippe de Mézières (b. c. 1327, d. 1405), a crusader, former tutor to Charles VI of France (r. 1380-1422), and counsellor to Charles V (r. 1364-1380), the King's father. By 1395, he had retired to the Cele...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1395
Extent:
1 volume